Hosea 10:4 They make many promises, take false oaths and make agreements; therefore lawsuits spring up like poisonous weeds in a plowed field.

A nation that has turned its back on God is a nation without unity. Rejecting the perfect peace of the Creator, opens the door to a life of lies, disagreements, and strife.

They build walls to isolate themselves from God but in doing so they also isolate themselves from one another. Unable to interact in Godly love, they are torn apart by their sin.

When our hearts are set on the Lord we can be a people unified, a people who can deal with one another in love without the poisonous rhetoric of the world.

Our common life in Christ should draw us together, so that we don’t see each other as litigants or opponents but brothers and sisters.

That’s not to say that we’ll always agree or get along! Who does? But if we truly live in Christ, we won’t lie to each other or destroy reputations. We will do nothing but love one another, just as Jesus loved us.

Thought for Today: People who do not see eye-to-eye with God cannot see eye-to-eye with one another.