Today’s Scripture: And the scribes who came
down from Jerusalem said, "He is possessed by Be-el'zebul, and by the
prince of demons he casts out the demons." 23 And
he called them to him, and said to them in parables, "How can Satan cast
out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided
against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 And
if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. 26 And if Satan has risen up
against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but is coming to an end."
Mark 3:22-26
Reflection: Unity
is a great appeal. Rarely do people like
to see divisions in society. When spoken
of, and with a vision to work towards a goal, then almost everybody jumps
headlong into the fray to work for unity.
In
the church too we have people at every level seeking to accomplish the task of
unity among God’s people or among neighbours and friends and in the communities
that surround us; many a times it is unity for unity sake.
We often look at unity and working towards
this goal, and seeking to live in peace (compromised), as coming from God and
leading to him.
In
the gospel Jesus reveals to us that even Satan is united in his task and
mission. Thus we can derive that not all working for unity is Godly even if its
immediate goal is peace. Jesus himself for
the sake of unity and peace could have kept silent and said; “after all I have
come to love my enemies, let them say what they want to, I will for the sake of
unity keep quiet.”
Why
then Jesus didn’t submit to them? Because unity and peace is not the highest value
that we strive for but the Gospel of Jesus which unites people by first
reconciling them to God and then towards each other; that’s real unity!
Prayer: Lord,
I need your wisdom in this evil and wicked generation which seeks unity and
peace above your word.
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