There are no Jews, no Greeks, etc Part 26

What makes me strong? My relationship with my mom? No, that is at best a trying relationship, even though I love her dearly. My relationship with others? Well truly it has been so. I have gotten comfort and strength from them, but the strength that mattered was that which actually was handed down to them from Christ through the Word of God. Joel 1:26-32, says it correctly. My strength comes from Jesus, other’s strength comes from Jesus, we are to sow peace and strength in Him. In both the books of Isaiah and Micah, God through the prophets speaks of one nation to which He will gather the remnant that believe in Him. God’s nation, not Israel’s nation, not a Christian nation, but God’s nation where all people go who believe and obey God. Acts 2: 16-21 is the fulfillment of this as well as the fulfillment of Joel in which all nations gather to Him. But why Christ? Micah predicts that Christ is needed to bring peace between mankind and God, that man could never please God in his present state. As Paul says in 1 Corinthians 15:24,”Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the Kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.” That is all things shall be under His feet, finally, much like, historically, the Romans did when they made a conquest. Not only were all things brought under their feet, but also the conquered people were often invited into their “family”. God wants all people, not just some to come into His family, to pledge faith and allegiance, and gain citizenship. Christ provides this way, of clothing oneself so that purity and faith may be attained, so that no matter how diverse a group, there is still one body, one faith, one LORD God. (See Ephesians 4). Why? God wants us to remain diverse, with various useable gifts and talents that God can use to His glory and without pride but realizing where those talents come from. He wants us all to be unified in Him, not proud of our talents, not boasting in them for sure, but humble that He chose us to even be in His Kingdom, He chose us to be heirs in His inheritance. We must if we are part of the body be with one purpose in mind, one goal to keep the one faith. And that is simply this: to remember Christ crucified, and that Christ came for all of us. This makes Jesus’ prayer of John 17:11-23 so poignant.