Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me. John 17:20-23
I heard a rich word last year that will be forever etched in my memory entitled, "The Synergy that Advances the Kingdom.” Sometimes a word will come that you will need to bask or marinate in for a minute or two and that word for me is synergy. It derives from the Greek words sunergiā and from sunergos, meaning cooperation and working together.
Let's go back to before the foundations of the world as we know it and think about the fact that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost had been working together side-by-side and working in perfect harmony (Genesis 1). Maybe God could have done it all and certainly He is able to effectively do it all by Himself, but He didn't. They worked together as one. In this passage, Jesus said "the glory that though has given me Father, I have given to them so that they may be one as we are one and that they may be made "perfect in one." How beautiful are His words to let us know that we could work and be better together as He and His Father.
I also thought about how Jesus brought together twelve very different individuals to make up the disciples, each with his own personality, trade, craft, talents, and various gifts to collectively work together with one goal in mind … to effectively advance the Kingdom. Thus, this wonderful word, synergy, which translates as "the interaction of two or more agents or forces so that their combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual effects." Seriously… enough said! If we could grasp that concept, imagine what we could accomplish.
It is the desire of the Lord for us to cooperate and work together as being made perfect in one - so that our combined forces has a greater effect than it would on an individual basis. We can't work one without the other, well we could, but it will not be as effective or get the best desired results, not from a human standpoint or on a spiritual level. From this scripture (or even from the beginning of time) you can tell that it was not purposed for us to work alone. This is not a one man show; it is and should always be one helping one. We all need each other.
Let's make a conscious effort to effectively advance the Kingdom together, this should be our goal; having synergy, cooperating and working together as one, towards one purpose and becoming perfect in one!
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
I heard a rich word last year that will be forever etched in my memory entitled, "The Synergy that Advances the Kingdom.” Sometimes a word will come that you will need to bask or marinate in for a minute or two and that word for me is synergy. It derives from the Greek words sunergiā and from sunergos, meaning cooperation and working together.
Let's go back to before the foundations of the world as we know it and think about the fact that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost had been working together side-by-side and working in perfect harmony (Genesis 1). Maybe God could have done it all and certainly He is able to effectively do it all by Himself, but He didn't. They worked together as one. In this passage, Jesus said "the glory that though has given me Father, I have given to them so that they may be one as we are one and that they may be made "perfect in one." How beautiful are His words to let us know that we could work and be better together as He and His Father.
I also thought about how Jesus brought together twelve very different individuals to make up the disciples, each with his own personality, trade, craft, talents, and various gifts to collectively work together with one goal in mind … to effectively advance the Kingdom. Thus, this wonderful word, synergy, which translates as "the interaction of two or more agents or forces so that their combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual effects." Seriously… enough said! If we could grasp that concept, imagine what we could accomplish.
It is the desire of the Lord for us to cooperate and work together as being made perfect in one - so that our combined forces has a greater effect than it would on an individual basis. We can't work one without the other, well we could, but it will not be as effective or get the best desired results, not from a human standpoint or on a spiritual level. From this scripture (or even from the beginning of time) you can tell that it was not purposed for us to work alone. This is not a one man show; it is and should always be one helping one. We all need each other.
Let's make a conscious effort to effectively advance the Kingdom together, this should be our goal; having synergy, cooperating and working together as one, towards one purpose and becoming perfect in one!
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
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