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But
if we [really] are living and walking in the Light as He [Himself] is
in the Light, we have [true, unbroken] fellowship with one another.
– 1 John 1:7, The Amplified Bible
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One area of our lives we
believers have particularly neglected is the area of our relationships.
We simply haven’t heeded the Word of God where they’re concerned. We’ve
fussed with one another and criticized one another so much that we’ve
hindered the forces that God has given us to make us successful in this
world. That’s right! Strife causes trouble in the spirit realm.
It opens the door to the devil. It keeps our prayers from being answered. It even keeps our angels from moving on our behalf!
Peter
wrote to husbands in 1 Peter 3:7 to live considerately with their
wives, “with an intelligent recognition [of the marriage relation],
honoring the woman as [physically] the weaker, but [realizing that you]
are joint heirs of the grace (God's unmerited favor) of life, in order
that your prayers may not be hindered and cut off” (The Amplified Bible). Husbands
and wives. Parents and children. Co-workers. Fellow church members. All
of us need to wake up to the danger of strife and start walking in
love.
Shed the light of God’s Word on your relationships. Dig in
to and get a revelation of the fact that we are all part of each other.
Recognize that, as Ephesians tells us, we are one Body and of one
Spirit, and be eager and strive earnestly to guard and keep the harmony
and oneness of that Spirit (Ephesians 4:3-4).
Let the power of God flow in all of your relationships. Learn to walk in the light!
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