Take Root #24
Day 24
1 Peter 5:13-14
13 She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you greetings, and so does my son, Mark. 14 Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace be to you all who are in Christ
“She”
who is in Babylon is most probably a reference to the church in Rome. This
letter was addressed to the "elect resident aliens" scattered
throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. So here we have a
picture of unity that crosses cultural, race, and community boundaries with the
implication that it is because we are all “chosen”.
How
we all could use this view today. That
we are one in Jesus and should see each other that way regardless of skin
color, political views, denomination, or even national affiliations. Peter audibly tells us to do so.
“Greet
everyone with a holy kiss” means to be enthusiast and loving when we see each
other. To genuinely love and cherish each other. This refusal to allow division
is capped off with his mention of Mark and Silas in the closing which again
shows a refusal to pick sides and divide up the body of Christ…This stubborn
unity is desperately needed today.
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