Psalm 133:1, "How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!"
Really...enough said....however...
This is a timely reminder of God's intention. It is SO frustrating as a believer to hear the Bible grotesquely misused to promote some disgusting propaganda. Please do NOT lump me in with those bozos. They are NOT my brothers.
On the other hand, I would like to see the church unite and stand up against the hate that is flowing like a river through are cities. I don't know the answer. I know the hate is spoken against in our church and compassion, love and prayers are going out. I don't know what the answer is...maybe it is praying right now....praying for hearts to change, for hearts to know the love of God so they can love others, praying for God to direct our next steps of how to stand so He is glorified.
The psalm goes on from this verse to compare unity to when Moses anointed Aaron and the oil flowed down. Spurgeon said, "oil would not anoint if it did not flow down, neither would brotherly love if it did not descend." Our love needs to flow out and down to all. The psalm also compares unity to dew...as the dew refreshed and invigorate parched Israel, "the blessing of unity would freshen and invigorate Mt. Zion as they worshipped there." Our unity would freshen each and every house, block, city, state and our country.
I do not know the answer but, I know God's heart is grieved. What the Bible teaches is all about love. And Jesus showed us a perfect example of perfect love. It's all through it. Read it. Don't pick and choose the parts that work for your cause and ignore the rest of it.
"This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down His life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has not pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth." (1 John 3:16-18)
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