"Tear Down This Wall"



Ephesians 2:14 –“For Christ Himself made peace between us Jews and you Gentiles by making us all one people. He has broken down the wall of hostility that used to separate us.”

Ephesians 2:15 –“By His death He ended the whole system of Jewish law that excluded the Gentiles. His purpose was to make peace between Jews and Gentiles by creating in Himself one new person from the two groups.”

Ephesians 2:16 –“Together as one body, Christ reconciled both groups to God by means of His death, and our hostility toward each other was put to death.”


Who would have forgotten President Ronald Reagan’s speech challenging the then General Secretary of Russia’s Communist Party, President Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down the [Berlin] wall?” I love Ronald Reagan. He had that guts to propose to end this wall that separated one country!








That wall was a symbol of communism built in 1961. As Russia supported the communist Eastern part, a little after, President John F. Kennedy stated the support of United States for the democratic Western side.

Prior to his famous “Tear Down The Wall” speech, a lot of Reagan advisers had objected for him to say this phrase for fear of tension between the East and the West and for the potential embarrassment to Mr. Gorbachev, with whom Reagan had built a good relationship. But the President liked the draft of this speech upon seeing it. He said, “We’ll leave it in.”

As he finally said this speech, he added much later, “As I looked out a moment ago from the Reichstag, that embodiment of German unity, I noticed words crudely spray-painted upon the wall, perhaps by a young Berliner, 'This wall will fall. Beliefs become reality.' Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall. For it cannot withstand faith; it cannot withstand truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom." –[Source:Wikipedia].

At first, the Soviets were unimpressed and accused Reagan of giving a war-mongering speech. But 29 months later, Gorbachev allowed the Berliners to destroy that wall. Ironically, as the wall collapsed, so did the Soviet Union.

There are also many barriers that divide us, Christians: age, appearance, intelligence, political persuasion, economic status, race, etc… Christ is also inviting us to destroy the walls or barriers that we build between us. If we listen to Christ’s invitation to do so, we can have real unity among ourselves. God wants us to have a true reconciliation. Because of His death, we are all one and our hostility should have been put to death. His cross should be the focus of that unity.

Christians share a unity that is deeper than that of “blood brothers and sisters”. We are all part of God’s family. Yes, we can have opposing views but we don’t have to be divisive. We must remember that despite our differing opinions, the only thing that matters is that Jesus Christ is our LORD!

So, let us destroy that wall among us believers before we can truly share unity with non-believers. Let that wall collapse!

P.S.


Let's remember in our prayers those who risk their lives everyday to fight for our freedom! Everyone in the military and law enforcement! And for those who already lost their lives doing so. They not only fight for freedom, they tear down the walls of injustices and oppression! God bless all of you and thank you.

18 comments:

  1. Another wonderful post and you are right about the division in the body of Christ. We should focus on what we have in common - JESUS.

    Have a blessed Memorial Day weekend!

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  2. @ sister Beth: It's sad, isn't it when we should be united? God bless and have a great Memorial Day to you, too.

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  3. God bless you this Memorial Day, and always my friend.

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  4. AMEN AND PRAISE GOD!! May GOD continue to tear down the walls that divide!!

    Love you much, andrea

    Allergies some better today. Really tired, but remembering ONE step at a time...I am very thankful GOD brought you into my life through blogging. I consider you a very dear friend though we have never formally met. May GOD bless you this wonderful day.

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  5. sister Denise: Thank you and same with you.

    Sister Andrea: I feel blessed to have met many friends like you through blogging, too. May you feel better in no time. God bless.

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  6. Well said! Have a wonderful Memorial Day!

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  7. Very moving post. Great use of metaphor - the falling of the cold, concrete walls that separated Berliners, and the falling of the walls that separate all people. Good message!

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  8. Bro. Chris: Thank you for coming by always. God bless.

    Bro. Warren: It's nice when we can relate to things spiritually. Happy Memorial to you.

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  9. Blessings, and such a great post and very timely. It is sad when our focus is removed from our Lord. Blessings dear one.

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  10. It's time for the walls to come down. We are stronger as one body. United we can stand, divided we will fall.

    Blessings to you!!

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  11. JBR: Thanks for coming by. How many times we our focus on the Lord wanders off from Him? May we all have a heart that is hungry to seek Him...

    Sister Toia: Amen! It's just sad to see many Cristians against each other when we should be united, doing things for the Lord! God bless.

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  12. This was such a moving and beautifully written post, I loved the line "'This wall will fall. Beliefs become reality." Or as we say "Faith will become sight!"

    Amen

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  13. Sister Cynthia: You always explain words in ways that will be easily grasp by hearts of many. God bless. Thank you for always visiting.

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  14. What a wonderful post to ponder today. There will never be another Ronald Reagan, and we should all mourn that.

    Hope you have a great Memorial Day.

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  15. So true and well said. Your new look is really great - the colors blend so nicely.

    Thank you, always, for your support and encouragement :o)

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  16. You are such a blessing to me! Thank you my sister in Christ for having the courage to take a stand on such rocky ground. Jesus is the reason for our unity . . . not to be divided! If all people . . . could just let go. . . love like Jesus does . . . what a different world this would be!
    I love you, my friend.
    Your sister in Christ,
    Bren

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  17. Brother Billy: Amen. I truly miss Pres. Reagan! His god-loving heart to rule this nation showed in everything he said and he did!

    Sister Heather: Thanks to you ;) I have a nice-looking background!!! I appreciate it and your blogs, too. Specially the pics you share!

    Sister Bren: Men keep finding what seemed to be the elusive "peace". It's there....in all of our hearts, waiting to be released as we surrender to the Lord. Unfortunately, not all wants to seek the Lord. God bless.

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  18. Excellent message filled with great wisdom and truth.

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