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Unity: Vine And Branches
Contributed by Minister Dachi on Nov 14, 2022 (message contributor)
Summary: Unity is the most necessary experience in the life of human society! Unity is not a religious doctrine, not a racial law, not a national law. Unity is one of the most important experiences of human life! Unity is a necessity! Unity is a social need! Not only that, unity – blessing!
Ezekiel 37:15-23
To the people of Israel who are scattered, separated, and alienated...
The first verse we read today is Ezekiel 37:15 where God calls the prophet – “O son of man! Take a small stick of wood in your hand and write the names of Judah on the wood. Bring another stick and write on it all the names of the descendants of the Israelites”. Write the names of the tribes divided into two. This is how this Prophet wrote that those who are separated should be written separately on one end of a stick and one on the end of another stick.
He said to hold these two together as one. Similarly, the Prophet held these two sticks in his hands on which these names were written. Now the amazing thing is - the two pieces of stick have become one.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Coming from disunity to unity It is indeed a Celebration of Life. These two nations became one as soon as they held the pieces of stick with their names written in their hands!
Now when you are doing this wonderful work in front of those people, those people will ask you – What does it mean? O Prophet, what is the meaning/implication of this?
Then you should say this – God is now uniting those who were separated into these two kingdoms.
No more 2 kingdoms, No more 2 nations, But going to become One United Nation God is going to make not two kingdoms but one country, one people, one nation, one kingdom. It should be said.
God says, "I will make it a single piece of wood in my hand."
Now that prophecy will be fulfilled among the Israelites. Among them there is no division of these kingdoms / no division of gotras. All the people of Israel were united. They are returning to the promise land given to them by God.
In the fulfillment of the prophecy given by God through the prophet, all the scattered people of God are also being gathered back to their homeland again.
We are now in the year 2022, if we can recall the political history of our country in 2012, the then Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh organized a special flight for all the Israelis to their home country and they officially returned all of them to their own country. Officially helped him to reach home. Likewise, Israel & Judah, who were scattered among the nations, were all gathered together in their own land. That prophetic word spoken by God through his prophet is literally violated today.
• God is the giver of unity!
• Who wants unity!
• God is the source of unity!
• Our God is the God of UNITY!
He is the one who hopes to have this unity with his children.
Note:
When it comes to this word, it cannot be reconciled with unity
? Both husband and wife..
? among brothers..
? among Sisters..
? Relatives, families ..
? Associations and societies..
We are God's children, God's people, we live for God - that's just a word!
It is absolutely true that God does not accept them as much as they say!
Q. How are our lives and families today?
Q. Compared to these words, are we God's children?
Today we commemorate this great historical event on this Unity Sunday. Once we have taken something into our circumstances.
