For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall or partition between us (Ephesians 2:14).
This is not only one of the most beautiful texts in the Bible, but one of the most important. Consider what it says. First, that God is our peace; next, that not only are we and God one (all spiritual teachers say that) but that it is He who has made us one. We are one because that is the nature of being since He has made us that way.
Then the inspired writer uses a figure of speech. He reminds us that when we lost our sense of unity with God, it is exactly as though a wall was built between God and ourselves. When that happens communication is broken and we are no longer one in consciousness, until, of course, the wall is pulled down.
In any difficulty the one important thing is to have the temporary wall of partition pulled down, and to let God do it—for only He can.
Brothers and sisters, separation from God (and one another) is, in this writer’s humble opinion, the basis of all sin. Sin is separation, or more specifically, the illusion of separation. Yes, separation from God, but also separation from each others and even ourselves. For we, and all of creation are indivisible. When we operate under the illusion of separation, we defy God’s truth that we are all one, and that we are one with everything. There is no separation except in our sensory perception.
When we originally separated ourselves from God in Eden, mankind committed the original sin. We have been trying to unify with God ever since. The “Good News” is that through the risen Christ, we are unified with God once again. The east gate is open once again and Eden awaits.
So today, let us rise above the false sense of self and separation. Let us embrace the unity of God, humankind and the universe itself. As we embrace unity, we will walk in Eden, once again unified with God, each other and the whole of creation.
Indivisible,
Z gardener
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