Genesis 11:1,6 And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. 6 And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
There is so much power in the unity of one language, one voice, one goal… unity in this scripture was humanism… “Let us make a name (verse 4).”
7 Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.
Without understanding there is no unity…
8 So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.
Church, when we misunderstand each other and begin to fight each other, we break unity and without it there is nothing we can do… we are a powerless people with a powerless religion. That’s the enemy’s plan. Let’s make it our goal this year to walk in unity with the Body of Christ. If we are offended let us quickly take care of it, for we are brothers and sisters in Christ.
Psalms 119:165 Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.”
“2 Corinthians 5:16 Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh.
Church, we need to understand the scriptures, the antithesis of the Tower of Babel, is us being united as One in Him. If we are in unity with each other, under God, there is nothing that can stop us… Not humanism (let’s make a name for ourselves), but… “Let’s do all we do for the glory of God our Father!”
Psalms 133:1 Behold, How good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! … 3 for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.
Unity is simply this… One Voice, One heavenly language, One Goal… proclaiming Jesus and the Cross – One Voice calling out for the return of our Lord and Savior!
Philippians 1: 27 Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel,
Let’s make it our goal this year, 2012, to walk in unity with the Body of Christ.
Genesis 13: 8And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.”
“Revelations 22: 20 He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.”
Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
samuelaurie 
To have unity, we must strive for less self interest and more long suffering. We must believe that God is the Holy Spirit that will direct others and that our job as their brothers and sisters is to uphold them, pray for them and speak truth ONLY in love. So much harder to do than say.
I agree we are such a powerful force united in convictions, and in prayer and it is such a shame how we divide ourselves on the little things. Times are changing and we need to return to unity of Christ and Christ alone.
“Striving for less self interest,” being the key. If we could only see the beauty in Jesus’ words, “But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.” Matt. 19:30
To put ourselves last is God’s goal for us, because when we do, we usually get it and unity in Him prevails.