Choose Humility Over Pride
Pride fuels division. When we elevate our opinions, preferences, biases, and agendas above the unity between God’s people, we are walking in the flesh, not the Spirit. But Philippians 2:3-4 gives us a better way: “Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests but also to the interests of others.”
Loving one another means humbling ourselves. It means being quick to listen and slow to speak (James 1:19). It means seeking to understand before seeking to be understood. It means moving toward people with humility. It means laying aside our rights for the sake of peace and unity in the body of Christ.
Stay Cross-Centric
There is no room for division in Jesus. When we focus on him and his finished work, we are reminded of the grace that has been extended to us—and we feel compelled to extend that same grace to others.
Paul wrote, “For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified” (1 Corinthians 2:2). If our primary identity is in Christ, then no cultural, political, or social distinction should be strong enough to tear us apart.
When the culture tries to divide us, let’s return to the cross. Let’s remember who we are in Christ. Let’s commit to loving one another—not in word only but in action and truth (1 John 3:18).
A Call To Live Differently
The world is paying attention and tuned in to how we respond. It is looking at the church to see if we truly live out what we believe and preach. Will it see a people consumed by the same divisions as the culture? Or will it see a supernatural love that testifies to the power of the gospel?
Brothers and sisters, let’s not give in to the enemy’s schemes. Let’s not allow cultural conflicts to splinter and redefine the body of Christ. Instead, let’s be a people marked by love, unity, humility, and grace. Let’s love one another so that the world has no choice but to say, “Surely, they belong to Jesus.”
Because that is who we are. And that is what we are called to do.
