Our prayer verse for this week:
May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 15:5-6
For today I'm thinking about our body having "one heart and mouth". Philippians 2: 1-2 speaks to this. Notice the "ifs" in the verses: united with Christ, comfort from Christ's love, fellowship with the Spirit, tenderness and compassion. I think these are the reasons we should be "one in spirit and purpose" (verse 2). But also notice in verses 3 and 4 the things that are barriers: selfish ambition, vain conceit, pride, interested only in ourselves.
If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Phil 2:1-4
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