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MANY YEARS AGO a little girl walked with her daddy to a local denominational church one Sunday morning…

The following weekend she went with her momma to a different denominational church.

Again, the third Sunday the little girl walked with her daddy back to the church where he attended.

As the two walked together, the daughter asked, “Daddy, does God always do things for our good?”

“Of course He does, Sweetheart,” Daddy replied.

“And Daddy, is God all-wise?”

“Yes,” he said.

Then with tears welling up in her eyes she asked, “If God always does things for our good, and if He is all-wise, then why didn’t He just make one church so that you, me, and momma can worship together?”

Good reader, the truth is, God did make just one church.

He is not responsible for the religious division that is all too evident today.

Ephesians 4:4 says:  “There is ONE BODY and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling.”

and Ephesians 1:22-23 says:  “And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things TO THE CHURCH, WHICH IS HIS BODY, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.”

Think about it.

Other articles to consider:

• https://www.mooresvillechurchofchrist.org/news-articles/24-ibs-tracts/46-jesus-has-only-one-church.html
• https://sites.google.com/site/basehorchurchofchrist/is-one-church-as-good-as-another
• https://www.timberlandchurch.org/articles/is-only-one-church-right

“God loves you and I love you and that’s the way it’s gonna be!” – Mike

MOST OF US live in a house, whether it is a single or multiple family dwelling…

The house Paul mentions in 2 Corinthians 5:1, is the human body.

Like a dwelling houses people, this body houses within it the true person, the spirit of the person.

We cannot see that spirit, but as we are walking by faith we confidently, hopefully await the day in which we can be a home with the Lord (5:2).

We spend mountains of money on maintaining the body:

.  Vitamins

.  Medicine

.  Cosmetic equipment

.  Surgeries,

and the like.

It is all ultimately vain.

Paul’s encouragement is to invest in that home not made with hands.

All of us will stand before Christ in judgment.

Those physical, material things will have meant very little compared to the spiritual responsibilities we had and how we prepared for that final day.

While we go about our daily tasks in this body, tending to earthly responsibilities, may we never forget to keep building our hopes on things eternal!  Used by permission – More STRENGTH for the JOURNEY, A Daily Devotional Guide, p. 252.  Copies of the book can be purchased at:  https://little-acorn-kids.myshopify.com/

“God loves you and I love you and that’s the way it’s gonna be!” – Mike