Developing a personal relationship with God (Yahweh or Jehovah in Hebrew) through Jesus (Yeshua in Hebrew) is much like other relationships we develop with friends and family. To truly grow in understanding of one another we must spend time getting to know someone well. To grow in relationship, we must give thought to what that person values rather than just focusing on what we value personally. Even in a spousal relationship, we grow closer together even over 10 or 20 or 30 years if we continue to seek one another in love.

So, it seems fairly clear then to observe that even amongst those that have truly given their hearts to Jesus with a genuine desire to submit to Him and disciple after Him… we will be in different places on the journey of growing closer to Him and better understanding Him. Those who just met Him will not have as deep an understanding and confidence in what they should or should not do and how. In fact, sometimes even folks that have known Yeshua a long time still disagree on some things.

Let us seek not only to please one another, but to work together to be in one accord to edify Christ and help encourage one another in devoting our lives to Him.  Let us with one voice glorify Yahweh, the God and Father of our Lord Yeshua.

Romans 15:1-8

     1Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of those without strength and not just please ourselves. 2Each of us is to please his neighbor for his good, to his edification. 3For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, “THE REPROACHES OF THOSE WHO REPROACHED YOU FELL ON ME.” 4For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. 5Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus, 6so that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

      7Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us to the glory of God. 8For I say that Christ has become a servant to the circumcision on behalf of the truth of God to confirm the promises given to the fathers,

I am going to continue with the rest of Romans 15 in a future article, but I wanted to highlight one line from the remaining section of the chapter not covered above. It seems important. As we work to be in one accord and work to accept and encourage one another… that does not mean we do not respectfully and gently rebuke or admonish one another to help stay on God’s path.

Romans 15:14

    14And concerning you, my brethren, I myself also am convinced that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able also to admonish one another. Despite any differences in personality or understanding, please help us to be of the same mind with one another through Yeshua.

We must appropriately admonish one another to help each other. We do not just quietly accept all false doctrine that believers are taught as that leads them away from our Father. We shine a light through our own example and admonish in a way that encourages and remains in one accord for those who truly have a heart to understand and follow Yahweh rather than the ways of man.

I invite you to pray with me:

Father, please help us to love and encourage and admonish one another in a way that builds us up as a family of believers. Help us to be of the same mind with one another according to Yeshua, so that with one accord we may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Yeshua. Amen. 

Shalom. May the grace and peace of our Lord, Yeshua, be with you. Devotion by John in service to Christ

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