November 9, 1989 was a historical and unforgettable day in the lives and minds of the German people. On that day, the Great Wall of Berlin fell! The people of East and West Germany were now free to travel to visit each other after being separated by this wall for 28 years! A day later, bulldozers began to break down this wall of separation. I can imagine what a re-union it would have been for families who had been separated by this wall!
This story reminds me of something very important in my life. It reminds me of what the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ did for me.
Jesus Christ has not just broken down the dividing wall between the Jews and the Gentiles, but has also broken the one between I and God. Sin created a very huge wall between I and God but because of Jesus' work of redemption for me on the cross, this wall has been broken down and now I have access to God through Jesus Christ. But it sad but true that we Christians often re-build walls between each other when things go wrong. This happens when we do stuff like keeping malice, gossiping about each other and putting on the whole "i'm better than you'' attitude. This is not right! Our constitution (the Bible) as believers tells us that we are to bear with one another and be at peace with one another too (Ephesians 4:1-3). Now that the dividing wall between us and God has been broken down, we now belong to God's household (Ephesians 2:19). If this is so, then rather than building walls, we should make effort to avoid building any walls and to break down any ones that separate us through the help of the Holy Spirit. We must show the world that we are indeed of the same household.
Our unity as believers first comes from our union with Christ.
Let's go break down some walls ya'll!!!
References: Our Daily Bread 2013; The Message Bible.
