#soap # Romans 15 ## Title: Living in Harmony ## Scripture: (Romans 15:5) “Now may the God of endurance and comfort give you unity with one another in accordance with Christ Jesus,” (NET) ## Observation: When someone sings, there are two types of singing that I enjoy. One type is singing in unison and the other is singing in harmony. Singing in unison is beautiful because it requires both singers to be very skillful and to sing the exact same pitch the exact same way. It is masterful and very hard to do. The other type of singing that I enjoy (perhaps even more than unison) is singing in harmony. I love this because it requires two singers to sing two different notes that go together. The voices will separate, come together, twist, and turn around into something that is beautiful and artistic. This is what Paul is saying our lives should be like in the Christian community. We are to complement one another, not always be exactly the same. We agree on the essentials, but have grace in the non-essentials. We are strong where others are weak and they are strong where we are weak. Doing this creates a beautiful masterpiece that brings glory to God. ## Application: Work to harmonize with other believers today. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for giving us the ability to give the kind of grace we want to receive from others. We are all different and that is a good thing.