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June 28th 2025

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Daily Devotional for June 28, 2025 I urge Euodia and Syntyche to iron out their differences and make up. God doesn’t want His children holding grudges. …Celebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in Him! Make it as clear as you can to all you meet that you’re on their side, working with them and not against them. Help them see that the Master is about to arrive. He could show up any minute! —Philippians 4:2, 3, 5 (MSG)

The reference to Euodia and Syntyche is a practical example of those things that may threaten unity within in the community of faith. What we know is that these women were at odds with each other, and the dispute between them had stained the Church, polarizing the saints as they took sides.
What the difference was between these women is not important. We presume that it wasn’t a matter of doctrine. And many divisions between Christians have less to do with doctrine and more to do with other things.
Regardless, Paul appeals to these women to agree in the Lord. Paul is saying that they should find agreement in the fundamentals of the faith, the simple Gospel message. Surely all Christians should agree that all are sinners, separated from God and deserving of God’s eternal wrath, and are saved only by faith in the atoning work of Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary. Believers may not agree on the incidentals, but they should agree on the fundamentals.
Then, we are given keys to preventing disharmony in the Church. First, celebrate. Euodia and Syntyche had lost their first love and had become sour. Reveling in the Lord is a safeguard. Joyful people are not at each other’s throats; unhappy people often are, as we see repeatedly illustrated in human history.
Then, employ gentleness. The emphasis of these words seems to be on one’s resolution and perseverance. Paul is hoping for a willingness to change one’s course. Christians should be filled with joy, even amid trials, and they should have an eagerness to forgive that dissipates anger and avoids strife.

Prayer: Thank You, Lord, for Jesus, the Source of true Joy. We know that there are situations and individuals that cause contention in our lives. But we pledge today to respond by focusing not on the negative, but on the unifying power of the Holy Spirit, who joins all the disparate pieces of humanity in His own glorious Person, and makes us One. The joy we have in Him overrules any anger and resentment we may have with each other. In Christ’s name we pray. AMEN!

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