There is a statement from a book I am reading that spoke to my heart when I read it. In fact, I have not been able to get away from the thought ever since it entered into my mind.

"If God's people stand together, they can withstand almost anything; but when they turn on one another, God no longer stands with them." It's not just the fact they are no longer standing with each other but they have also seperated themselves from God.

Notice the key words in that statement: "God's people" - those who are committed to His ways and not their ways

When they turn on one another they turned away from God and start looking for their own gain. They start trying to live according to what they want and to what they feel is right. When are we going to learn that God is always right and there is no need for us to try and prove Him wrong?

But I also see the importance for the church to stand united together in the will of God. Because there will come times when opposition will try to disrupt the great things God is doing. God's people must stand together and not separated.

Psalms 119:37 - "Turn away my eyes from looking at vanity, and revive me in Thy ways."

Prayer: "God, help us to stand with you and not with anyone else."