Good Morning Friends,
“How good and pleasant it is when brothers
live together in unity! It is like
precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on
Aaron's beard, down upon the collar of his robes. It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on
Mount Zion. For there the LORD bestows
his blessing, even life forevermore.” (Psalm 133:1-3)
Division and disunity block God’s
blessing. Where brothers and sisters
live in unity, that’s where God pours out His blessing. That’s true in marriage and family life. It’s true in the workplace. It’s true in the nation. It’s true in the local congregation. It’s true in the church worldwide.
And the most significant blessing of God is
life forevermore. Salvation is poured
out where there is unity. That means
evangelism is more effective when believers are living in unity. Where believing husbands and wives live in
unity, their children and their families and their neighbors are more likely to
respond to God’s message of grace. Where
believers in the workplace live in unity, co-workers are more likely to be open
to the Gospel. A local congregation
unified is more likely to experience growth by conversion. And in a city, region, or nation, the church
is more likely to grow when it is unified.
That’s what Jesus indicated, too, in His
prayer in John 17. “My prayer is not for
them alone. I pray also for those who
will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father,
just as you are in me and I am in you.
May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent
me.” (John 17:20-21)
Disunity and division block God’s blessing,
even hindering His grace from its full effectiveness in the lives of those
around us.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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