One

The scribe asked Jesus: "What commandment is the foremost of all?"

His answer: "Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is one Lord."

There is something magical in that statement. The Lord our God is one Lord.
One in a Triune community. And we are invited, can you believe it, invited...
into that oneness...
into that community... through our faith in Jesus.

I love that God is telling a story about oneness here on earth. A story about how the fragments came to be, and about how He is putting them back together one piece at a time through our faith and obedience to Christ. I love it that each believer has his own set of pieces to add to the big picture story that God is directing so well. It's a great drama because God is a great story teller. It's a great drama because it's not just a good story, it's a true one. It's a great drama because Christ Himself is the great warrior hero, and the powerful opponent will ultimately be defeated and removed from the picture altogether. In the end this wild chaotic mess will be in harmony. It will be one. Wow.

I guess so many people miss the big story because all they can see are more pieces than they can count. All they see are fragments and some pretty nasty ones at that. They have no clue how all those story lines could possibly fit together in a way that makes sense.

Yet everywhere we look there are signs that God is leaving a witness to His bigger story, His signs of love, His signs of the oneness that was lost and will one day be regained. Pick up a good book and we find that stories have a beginning, middle, and an end. The problem gets solved, the person is changed, the lesson is learned. Just a small reflection of the bigger story God is telling of healing, of making things fit where they didn't fit before.

Examine what a scientist examines. God and His sovereign design is easily confirmed by the incredible complexity of the universe and all it contains. Check out my daughter Jen's blog for more of that. Her entry 2/5/07. http://aggiechick03.blogspot.com/

Look at History. See what makes nations rise and fall in power, and why. Even the continents' shapes seem to indicate that this old earth was once one continent.

There's not a word that issues forth from our God that will not take place. He is in control. He is on the throne. He is directing it all. And oh, what a glorious story it will be, it is now! The story of One.
Yep. The Lord our God is one Lord. One in a community of hearts that beats a little stronger each day the rhythm of His love, one in a community of praises that echoes loudly of the salvation that comes from Him alone. One in the healing of the nations. One in the healing of hearts. That's God. The Lord our God. He invited us to join Him, to be one with Him. We did. Could anything be sweeter?