ExodusMagSep2017

LAST WORD
UNITY
“How good and how pleasant it would be, before God and man.
To see the unification of all Africans”
-Bob Marley
Someone once said that for one to pray effectively, meaning to see results of the prayers they
have to practice. First you pray for yourself and you see results. That elevates you to praying
for your family and see results. Then you pray for others and you see results. From there it is
for the city, country and eventually the world. Bob Marley’s wish was to see a unified Africa.
Nothing is impossible with God. Prayer warriors have to pray for this to happen as it is not just
Bob Marley’s dream but a necessity. God our Lord makes the impossible possible. However, for
one to be able to focus on praying for the unification of something as broad as the continent,
they have to start with the unification in their households and with their families.
The bible says that God blesses where there is unity. How difficult it is to maintain unity under
depressing circumstances. How difficult it is to maintain unity where there is constant fighting
and disagreement. How then do we maintain unity when we are unable to agree on the simplest
of things? The answer is God. What is impossible with men is possible with God. The simplest
thing you can do is to pray to the Almighty to grant you strength and sound mind to be able to
maintain peace first within self, then within the household. That even through disagreements
one is able to exercise self control. Only God can make that happen, for men on their own can
be controlled by the loud noise of the flesh taking over. We have to clothe ourselves with Jesus
all the time.
Psalm 133
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head,
that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard:
that went down to the skirts of his garments;
3 As the dew of Hermon,
and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion:
for there the Lord commanded the blessing,
even life for evermore.
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