By Pastor Taiwo Odubiyi    E-mail: info@pastortaiwoodubiyi.org.uk

Much power is made available when there is unity or agreement, whether in the family, business or workplace. If there is no agreement, things go wrong and go under including marriage, business and plans. Not  much will be achieved which is why the Bible says a house divided against itself cannot stand.

Satan knows this and that is why he tries to prevent unity and agreement especially among Christians. He works to turn them against each other, to cause disunity and stop their plans. Some time ago, my husband and I were to go to an Embassy for visa interview and he told me, “Let us pray and agree that the interview will be successful.” We held hands and prayed. Well, you guessed right – we got the visa.

We see the power of agreement in manifestation in Genesis eleven, when the people agreed to build the tower of Babel. Because of their agreement, they began to build. And God said that because they were in agreement, nothing would be impossible to them.

•    4 And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.” 5 But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built. 6 And the LORD said, “Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them. (Genesis 11:4-6)

We can achieve a lot if we will agree especially in prayer. That is why the Bible tells us that one can put a thousand to flight but two could put ten thousand to flight. This principle is repeated in the book of Leviticus.

•  Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight; your enemies shall fall by the sword before you. (Leviticus 26:8)

More is achieved when we work together. Jesus realised this and so prayed for His disciples to be one.

•  20 “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will[a] believe in Me through their word; 21 that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. 22 And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: 23 I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me. (John 17:20-23)

A man and a woman will start a relationship when they agree to do so, and can get married if they so desire in agreement. This agreement must continue in the way they raise their children and their plans. If the husband is pulling in a direction and the wife is going in the opposite direction, they cannot have a strong family. The children sense the problem and go in a completely different direction, trying to find a life for themselves, which is very dangerous and wrong. For a successful marriage and home, couples must be united. No one should be on his or her own but should strive for togetherness. Disagreement weakens but agreement strengthens. When couples support each other, they succeed but when they fight and are unfriendly to each other, the home is ripped apart.

As husband and wife, your ideas may be different and there will be times when you see things differently but you must remain united and in agreement as this is the perfect will of God. It will make you experience miracles and blessings.

More Scriptures to meditate on

•   Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity! (Psalm 133:1)
• Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken. (Ecclesiastes 4:12)
• Can two walk together, unless they are agreed? (Amos 3:3)
• 19 “Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.” (Matthew 18:19-20)
• 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. (Mark 3:24-25)
• 24 So when they heard that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said: “Lord, You are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them … 31 And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness. (Acts 4:24,31)
• Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. (1Corinthians 1:10)

Finally, brethren, farewell. Become complete. Be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.