Roots by the River

  In reading different histories of World War II, we can learn how the British won the war, how the Americans won the war, how the tanks, submarines, destroyers, airborne divisions, bombers, etc., each won the war. We were all on the same team, but it was not always evident. Unity is comprised of two things: primary loyalty to the supreme commander of all units and great love for all those who are under the supreme commander. Think of this as an equilateral triangle. The two points at the ends of the base of the triangle represent two units: tanks and infantry. The apex represents the supreme commander. If the two units get far away from the supreme commander, the distance between the units themselves also gets greater. Likewise, the closer they are to the supreme commander, the closer they are to each other. Here is Jesus’ prayer for His army in John 17:20–21: “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in Me through their message, that all of the