A Song of Ascents. Of David.
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For brethren to dwell together in unity!
It is like the precious oil upon the head,
Running down on the beard,
The beard of Aaron,
Running down on the edge of his garments.
It is like the dew of Hermon,
Descending upon the mountains of Zion;
For there the Lord commanded the blessing— Life forevermore.
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For brethren to dwell together in unity!
It is like the precious oil upon the head,
Running down on the beard,
The beard of Aaron,
Running down on the edge of his garments.
It is like the dew of Hermon,
Descending upon the mountains of Zion;
For there the Lord commanded the blessing— Life forevermore.
Psalm 133
David has keyed in on an important principle of our Christian authority and wellbeing. It is good and pleasant when God’s people live together in harmony. When we come together in an agreeable way we release the anointing of God so that it overflows us and drips onto the community around us. It is in this community of unity that God commands His blessing to reside. The blessing of Life is given a permanent place to dwell when that unity is centered around God’s kingdom.
The Church of God could learn a lot from the ancients in this area. If we could avoid petty disagreements and work through the important difference to a place of agreement (at least to let each other live in peace in non-essential areas of our faith), we would find a great increase in our anointing to minister to those outside the Church. If we could rally around kingdom principles, we would find God’s gift of Life more readily available to us in our times of need.
Father, send Your Holy Spirit to bind our hearts together around Your Son so that we can effectively reach our communities wherever you have stationed us.
Moving To Zion With You,
Pastor Jason
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