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1 How wonderful, how beautiful, when brothers and sisters get along! 2 It's like costly anointing oil flowing down head and beard, Flowing down Aaron's beard, flowing down the collar of his priestly robes. 3 It's like the dew on Mount Hermon flowing down the slopes of Zion. Yes, that's where God commands the blessing, ordains eternal life. (Psalm 133 The Message)
A happy Thursday to you, dear Friend! Prayers coming your way for a wonderful day, with opportunities to share and grow in the Lord!
Three verses. The first one says it all. So does the photograph above. Unity is a Godly thing, anything else is not. We can't say we are surprised that a king like David would write a psalm like this, for a righteous leader in any setting, desires unity, for more is accomplished when there is unity, than where there is division. And, the psalmist continues, if this is accomplished, then the greatest blessing of God, eternal life, will be bestowed upon His people.
I can't help but love the imagery that he shares in the second verse. David did not live during the time of Aaron, Moses' brother, but he had read and heard about him. Aaron was a true leader whose primary leadership role was to lead the people to God through worship and making God's teachings real through sermons and lessons. And ever the poet, the psalmist could imagine what an experience like sitting in worship with Aaron leading might have truly been like; the oil of anointing and blessing, rich and abundant, flowing lavishly during the praise of God and falling and flowing down Aaron's beard. And, the imagery of natural beauty in wonder such as "dew on Mount Hermon flowing down the slopes of Zion," completes the picture. All that is missing, at times, and David knew this, is unity.
The week's scriptures have addressed the lack of unity in some relationships and some families, with God's desire to be in relationship with us always stressed, so this psalm serves as the last invitation of the week to call people back to God, back to the heart of love, and back to sharing in love with all people, so that unity may be complete.
Dear one, take the broken pieces of your life, heart, mind, or spirit, and joining hands and hearts with God and God's people, rebuild and work towards making unity possible. The world will be a better place once we have unity.
PRAYER: Loving Lord, You who see the insides of my heart, mind, and spirit, be at work in me to rebuild me and make me more like You. Help me be a foundational step towards unity in all things; this I ask in Christ Jesus' strong name, amen!
Have a great and blessed day in the Lord! Reach out in love to bless someone however you can.
Receive my blessings of love and peace!
Pastor Eradio Valverde Hear yesterday's Bible Study here: https://youtu.be/LkzSsgDaOu4
