Have we not all one Father? Has not one God created us? Why then do we deal faithlessly and treacherously each against his brother, profaning the covenant of [God with] our fathers? (Malachi 2:10) AMPC
It doesn’t take much of an effort to see how our society is split by an us vs. them mentality. (Race against race; Republican against Democrat; rich against poor; Conservative against Liberal; religion against religion; nationality against nationality; neighbor against neighbor; I could go on and on).
Some of the worst of this is that much of the hatred, animosity, and treachery come from those who profess to be children of God. Yet have we not one Father?
It is not me that posed that question. The question is answered many times throughout scripture. It is quite succinctly put in Ephesians 4:6, “One God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.”
I’m thinking that if I can keep that thought forefront in my heart and in my mind, I can avoid dealing faithlessly or treacherously because I certainly do not wish to profane the covenant with God.