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...that
they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You, that they
also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.John 17:21
Someone
may fear that we are magnifying private religion out of all proportion,
that the "us" of the New Testament is being displaced by a selfish "I."
Has it ever occurred to you that one hundred pianos all tuned to the
same fork are automatically tuned to each other? They are of one accord
by being tuned, not to each other, but to another standard to which each
one must individually bow. So one hundred worshippers meeting together,
each one looking away to Christ, are in heart nearer to each other than
they could possibly be were they to become "unity" conscious and turn
their eyes away from God to strive for closer fellowship. Social
religion is perfected when private religion is purified. The body
becomes stronger as its members become healthier. The whole church of
God gains when the members that compose it begin to seek a better and a
higher life. The Pursuit of God, 90.
"Lord,
let this start with me. Give me a closer walk with You today. Then as a
leader enable me to encourage others as well, individually, so that all
to whom I minister might be in harmony as we individually are close to
You. Amen."
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