My 6th – 8th grade band instructor used to quote Napoleon when she handed out new music. “Divide and conquer.” Of course, she was referring to the music in front of us. Learn one measure at a time and pretty soon you will know the whole song. And then, we would begin – one measure at a time. I can still hear her southern drawl pulling out the words.
There is a lot of wisdom to that in general. There are many things which seem much to complex until they are split into digestible bits of information.
However, the enemy also knows this concept and uses it as well in the Christian community. Divide the body and conquer. It is often at times when we most need to pull together as a body that we are fractured and stand-offish. How the enemy must absolutely gloat with an evil glee! He knows that by splitting the body, by creating a fracture that it does make his task of conquering much easier.
Oh fractured body, split over so many misunderstandings, hasty words, thoughtless actions, and silly petty human things – do not be divided. Apply the words of loving our neighbor as a cast on our wounds, providing the stability we need. Wrapping the wound so it is stable, a cast can help us relearn how we should behave. Then, removing that protective device, we learn anew to strengthen the area and are careful with it. We need to be careful with each other as well, we must be careful not to be divided.
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