Walking In Unity Of Faith

 We are to 'WAKE-UP!' We are to 'ARISE!' We are to 'WALK' as directed by the Lord. We are to be spiritually alert and grow in grace. We are to mature in our faith and walk in the unity of the Spirit. We are to be holy and righteous and good in all our conduct, the Lord our God is holy and righteous and good. We are to walk in love and keep on walking in the light, endeavoring to please the Lord as He works in our lives to conform us into the image and likeness of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Light of the world that lights every person that comes into the world. 
 Once saved, we are not to fall into some soporific state, but to progress steadily and practically, in our Christian life. We are not to remain in spiritual infancy, but are to be progressively sanctified as we change from one stage of glory to the next, for this is God's will for all His children.
 Walking In Unity Of Faith and in the light of His truth is pleasing to God, because we are abiding in Christ and He in us. When we fall into spiritual slumber, our fellowship with the Father falls into neglect, Christian witness is seriously tarnished, and we are in danger of being enticed back into the unfruitful works of darkness instead of living in the light.
It is for this reason that we are called to wake up from any compromise in our Christianity or coldness of heart. For this reason:
This is why it is said: “Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, we realize there are times in our Christian lives when we have allowed a spirit of slumber to overtake us and we have faltered in our Christian journey, but we pray that we would awaken from any drowsy state, walk in newness of life, and live in the light of Christ's presence. We pray that we would press on for the high call we have in Christ Jesus and produce the fruit of goodness, righteousness, and truth. Help us to honor Your holy name by the lives we live and the attitude of our hearts. Thank You for the many privileges we enjoy as Your children and we pray that we would fulfil the responsibilities we have to live according to Your Word and to walk in the light as He is in the light. This we ask in Jesus' name, AMEN.