Band of Brothers
“We few, we happy few, we band of brothers …” This is a great line from King Henry IV by Shakespeare. Let me frame this quote, King Henry is calling his troops to arms against insurmountable odds. He is reaching out to them in the basic sense promoting all of them to his level of royalty. The king believed that it was his divine right and mandate to be king. He was placed on the throne by the power and will of God. So as he called his troops his brothers they became as he was, divinely promoted.
We believers are a band of brothers. We have been divinely promoted. Jesus has called us and has empowered us to stand against insurmountable odds. We are in raging battle for the hearts and souls of mankind. We are called by our great God to join Him in the task of depopulating hell. That being the case shouldn’t we stand together in unity and not attack one another? Shouldn’t we loving correct the wayward, encourage the discouraged, and train up the weak and inexperienced? Shouldn’t we cease with comparison and complaint? Shouldn’t we stop judgment and jealousy? Shouldn’t we live in such love and unity that conveys the great love of God? I think we should!
King Henry finished his speech that day with “he my brother be, be he nar so vile, who sheds his blood with me on this day.” We are indeed the few, the happy few, we band of brothers regardless of our vile nature or unkempt appearance. We are the church of the living God. We are the hope of the world.
We believers are a band of brothers. We have been divinely promoted. Jesus has called us and has empowered us to stand against insurmountable odds. We are in raging battle for the hearts and souls of mankind. We are called by our great God to join Him in the task of depopulating hell. That being the case shouldn’t we stand together in unity and not attack one another? Shouldn’t we loving correct the wayward, encourage the discouraged, and train up the weak and inexperienced? Shouldn’t we cease with comparison and complaint? Shouldn’t we stop judgment and jealousy? Shouldn’t we live in such love and unity that conveys the great love of God? I think we should!
King Henry finished his speech that day with “he my brother be, be he nar so vile, who sheds his blood with me on this day.” We are indeed the few, the happy few, we band of brothers regardless of our vile nature or unkempt appearance. We are the church of the living God. We are the hope of the world.
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posted by Scott Weatherford at
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It has been said that we Christians are the only warriors known to shoot their wounded. Paul told us our enemies are not flesh and blood. Our true enemies are the hoards of darkness assembled to turn us against one another, isolate us and take us out one by one. Jesus told us the world would know God by OUR LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER. Maybe this is where we need to start. I choose today to love my brothers and sisters regardless of denominational affiliation. Maybe we should start with what we have in common. Maybe we should embrace our commonalities and be open to our differences. Jesus died on the cross for our sins. The word of God is inspired by God and is a truth that we can look to lead us through this life and, moreover, lead us into intimacy with our Heavenly Father. If you can say yes, and Amen, to these two things then we can be in fellowship with one another. If we have diversity of gifts, why does it surprise us that God would use a diversity of denominations and types of service to reach a lost and dying world.
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