Chapter 12

“25Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand."

In this Verse, Jesus was replying to Pharisees who had accused Him of using the power of satan to cast out Demons. The Pharisees were saying, "It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that Jesus cast out demons"Verse 24. The reply Jesus gave shows how to build structure and Kingdoms. In Matthew 12:26, Jesus goes on to explain that "If satan casts out satan, then he is divided against himself".  Here we see that in order for any Kingdom or organization to work, there must be a united agenda,  a unified course. Some members of the modern-day church have taken it upon themselves to cripple every advancement and slow down any progress with judgment for the sake of judgment. These people criticize just for the sake of criticism with no pointed target or agenda, let alone a solution to their criticism. This is done consciously as well as unconsciously.  This we must be aware of, both within ourselves and within the church. We must keep an eye out for such, both internally and externally, so that we do not allow ourselves or those around us to become vessels of the enemy, used to divide the Church.

Another place we see this division is in the Values that our communities adhere to. Some Churches and Pastors have bowed down to this religion of  "RELATIVE TRUTH". This is obviously unbiblical, as Jesus says in John 14:16, "Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” This contradiction in church values across the board divides the church and weakens the people in it. The church of Christ is to be one Body with one mind, focused on Jesus and guided by Jesus. WE CANNOT NEGOTIATE WITH THE ENEMY ON OUR VALUES. Jesus says in Matthew 12:45 45"Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and make their home there; and the last condition of that man becomes worse than the first. So will it also be with this wicked generation.”.  Every time we give ground to the enemy, we allow a worser spirit to enter than that which was in before. Our prayer today is that God may help us to search our hearts, find any form of sin, anything that may be used to divide our Christian communities, and help us to remove them from us.  We also pray that God may dwell in us and fill that space in our hearts that we may have no room for any other spirits to come in and corrupt. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

" Search our hearts Jesus and cleanse us. Fill us with your Holy Spirit"