Text:
Psalm 133:1-3 (ESV)
1 Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!
2 It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes!
3 It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there the LORD has commanded the blessing, life forevermore.
Observation:
It's one thing to come together for a celebration, and have a season of brotherhood and fellowship.
But, it's another thing to live together in our families, communities, workplaces, schools, churches, and communities for days, weeks, months, and year after year.
We can manufacture or coerce uniformity, but unity much come from above. The Psalmist describes it like this.
Psalm 133:2 (NLT)
2 For harmony is as precious as the anointing oil that was poured over Aaron's head, that ran down his beard and onto the border of his robe.
The Apostle Paul in his letter to the church at Ephesus describes unity, and how to achieve it in this passage.
Ephesians 4:1-3 (ESV)
1 I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,
2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
3 eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Now is the time for God's people to demonstrate to a watching world by our walk and our talk that we have God's love within us. Love is the essential in unity, and love is God's gift to His children.
Romans 5:5 (NLT)
5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.
If you have the love of God in you; why not demonstrated it to a watching world, and a loving God, by loving one another.
1 John 4:20 (ESV)
20 If anyone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.
Prayer:
Father, help us to love one another as You have loved us. Father, I pray that unity will begin with Your beloved children, and become the shinning light in our dark world. In the mighty name of Jesus we pray, Amen.
Ephesians 6:10-11 (ESV)
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
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