"Light-Unite" -2

"O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt His name together." (Psalms 34:3) Do not think that God is mocked, because He has the last word, and His will is going to be done; those that do mock God in this life are in for a very rude awakening, one they will never forget! On a positive note, we are called to be of one accord; which to some, the meaning of 'one accord' makes them a little uneasy, as if they are an open book to everyone else that is around them; however, it takes away from the true meaning when we focus upon ourselves, because we are called to come together and focus upon the Lord. The meaning of Paul's statement with regards to the "whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together" is not so much that they are all on the same page, but more that they are all in the same boat; a boat that is sinking and where all is ruled by death and destruction; and within that same boat, there are those that are looking towards death, and then there are those that look towards life; it is the life looking ones that groan waiting for redemption from this death into eternal life, while the death looking ones groan because they are dying and so is all that they have. To be in 'one accord' is to be looking towards life together; which means, this world has nothing to offer us because it is dead and dying, therefore we are united in looking towards heaven and to be with Jesus. All other differences aside, this is the one thing that should bring us together as one, because this is not our home! What is it that causes brother to come against brother? It surely isn't looking towards eternal life together; but when there is focus on the things of this world, that's when they strive against each other. Somewhere along the way, someone has been looking towards death, and now they are groaning because of loss, and not focused upon that which they shall gain; no longer in 'one accord', they do not see eye to eye as they should, and value has been placed in the wrong direction. James puts it like this: "From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts." (James 4:1-3) It is this looking towards that which is dead and dying, and wanting to hold onto something that you cannot keep because it is fleeing always from you, that is what James is speaking of when he says, "ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain". That said, see if there is any new light shined upon Paul's next statement... "Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And He that seacheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because He maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to His purpose." (Romans 8:26-28)