Chaplins Corner

LSSQ Chaplain’s Spiritual Monthly Uplift Message “Unity ”

How is it when something is going smooth and growing in prosperity by faithful works it becomes the target of jealousy and dissension? There is always one or more that seeks to have their way. Having a selfish attitude causes the decline of any house.

Malcolm X made a statement that I wish could be coined word for word, but because there are words in the message which are inappropriate for this written word, let us express it like this: People will mess up a good thing. Luke, in the book of Acts, writes the word of God saying this when speaking about those who resist the good things for their own self-indulgence; “Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Spirit: as ye fathers did, so do ye” (Acts 7: 51, KJV). The prophet Moses uses the phrase God gave him, “obstinate people. ” Some of us become obstinate people so full of ourselves, believing our opinion, perception, and knowledge are the only true and correct way. When not accepted by the whole, we want to rebel, split and separate like little children throwing a tantrum by picking up their toys and going home, with no willingness to play well with others. Even when leadership excludes the body, as transparency is required, making decisions without the body's approval based on their reasoning causes dissension within the body/dividing the body. Jesus teaches us that a house divided against itself is brought to desolation and shall not stand. When their obedience in righteousness and prosperity blesses, the home reaps from the good seed sown, why would it risk the destruction by being stiffnecked. Rodney King with his infamous phrase say this, “Can we all just get along. ”

As we are one in the body of Christ, so are we one in the body of Omega. There are many members in the body of Christ as there are many members in the body of Omega. In one spirit are we baptized in the body of Christ, and so by one vow of the oath are we one in the body of Omega. Each member has its strength, and collectively it makes a strong body. The absence of one member is an unwholly body. One member separate from the body can’t function as well as the body whole. God commands us to love each other as we love ourselves. Omega’s motto is friendship is essential to the soul. To see one member defile itself is the appearance of a fool. To see a member, resist the excellent thing within itself is looked upon as a physical or mentally deficient body. Let’s treat each other with love and respect. It makes the whole body strong and impenetrable. Love is the tide that binds, and without it, weakness can be found in the body that leads to destruction. Unfairness is a killer.

Unity is being undivided. This is an exhibit of a true state of strength and oneness because God is one. I heard someone say that the actions, attitude, and behavior of the body are the reflection of leadership. Let’s all stand in the light of unity so that all communities worldwide may see the strength in the body of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., standing strong as one body, local, state, and international. We are all brothers in friendship that is essential to the soul. Go with God!

“And the Lord said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:” Exodus 32:9 (KJV)

“Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto the Lord, and enter into His sanctuary, which He hath sanctified forever: and serve the Lord your God, that the fierceness of His wrath may turn away from you. ” 2Chronicles 30:8 (KJV)

“He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyer, and that without remedy. ” Proverbs 29:1 (KJV)

“And Jesus knew their thought, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:” Matthew 12:25 (KJV)

“For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have between all made to drink into one Spirit, For the body is not one member, but many. If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing?If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? …… And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. ” 1Corinthians 12:12-26 (KJV) “Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets” . Matthew 22:36-40 (KJV)

“With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism One God and Father of all who is above all, and through all and in you all. ” Ephesians 4:262-6 (KJV)

“Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. …. And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. ” 1Corithians 13:1, 13 (KJV)

“Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. ……… Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. ……. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness sake for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for My sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. ” Matthew 5:5-12 (KJV)