The Effects of Unity
What is unity? Have you ever wondered that? In this article I would like to share my experiences and understanding of “unity” with you. According to Princeton University’s online lexicon, unity is “the quality of being united into one”.
I cannot think of many ways to explain it unity better than through the experiences I have had. A few times in particular stick out. I can remember being in prayer meetings when the power of God was so present that it brought our young group of believers into a place that surpassed every ethnic, economic, social, and gender barrier. We were able to enter into a place where it did not matter what the person next to you was doing. This move of the Spirit brought us into one mind and one accord. The power was amplified many times over as the spirit directed us to intercede, to worship, to enter into warfare, or to just be in awe.
When this happens, the Spirit guides each of us to surrender individually, and bond corporately. The rest is inevitable; as we draw closer to His will, we will all work together towards the same goal. It is an act that overcomes every obstacle and lets us be a part of something much bigger.
One instance in the Bible stands out as an instance of a time when great things happened because everyone was in unity. The book of Acts recounts when the Holy Spirit was poured out in the upper room. “And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.” (Acts 2:1-4)
That is an example from the Bible of what happened when the believers were unified. I believe that there are going to be great things that occur as we are unified under Jesus in this coming year!
The saying goes that there’s power in numbers. However, numbers without a goal or direction can be sitting ducks. The truth is that there is power in unity!
One example I’ve heard (though it wasn’t given from a spiritual standpoint) is that of a laser. Who would have thought that a beam of light could be used to cut steel and titanium? But that beam is powerful because every particle is traveling in the exact same direction. The same number of particles coming from a heat lamp, for instance, would be scattered in many ineffectual directions. The difference is unity.
Its good for people to read about young people who have found unity through prayer. Good testimony!
This happened again at our latest unofficial all youth prayer meeting last Saturday! I can testify that I could not have gotten the breakthrough I did without unifying with everyone else. Unity.