As we read and study the text of Psalm 133, we are faced with the important issue of unity within the Church of Jesus Christ.

The unit starts vertically and then horizontally. Jesus’ prayer is that we be in the Father and in Him, first. The phrase “to be in Him” ​​or “in Christ” is used about 150 times in the New Testament.

We have a security that does not depend on being successful. To be sure is to be in Christ. Fear is eliminated and competition is discarded. That is a wonderful place to live!

The result and the reward is that blessing that springs from unity.

The freshness of the morning comes when the dew and the oil of the Holy Spirit descend. It’s like a soothing ointment for a sore. It is God’s image of healing and wholeness, and our world certainly needs peace, healing and wholeness in these present times, and this is true no matter where you look. Division, strife, and enmity flow from the consequences of our sinful nature, and that is a truth that is hotly denied today, but it just so happens to be the reality!

It comes to that point again and again, when God brings us to the place where we depend on the supernatural presence and power of God.

Nowhere is this more true than when it comes to the Unity of the Church.

We cannot organize it, nor promote it. We can’t even pray it.

Consider the parable of the imaginary lecture of the carpenter’s tools. Brother Hammer presided. Several suggested that he should go because he was too noisy.

“If I have to go, then Brother Screw must go too. You have to turn him over and over again for him to accomplish anything.”

“If you wish, I will go, but Brother Plane must also go. All his work is on the surface. It is very superficial. It has no depth.”

“Okay, then, but I suggest Brother Rule retire as well. He’s always sizing people up like he’s the only one who’s right.”

“I’ll go then, but you’ll have to deal with Brother Sandpaper because he’s always picking on people and he’s so rude.”

At that moment the carpenter came in to begin his work for the day. He put on his apron, went to his bench, and throughout the day used the hammer, the screw, the planer, the ruler, the sandpaper, and all the other tools.

We cannot organize it, nor promote it. We can’t even pray it. But as leaders we must do everything we can to encourage it. There are lessons here for everyone in any leadership position, whether in the Church of Jesus Christ or in the world of commerce. No matter where we work and serve, we can learn vital lessons and provide positive leadership by setting an appropriate example.

Like mercy, grace, love and forgiveness, only God can grant it.

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