Psalm 133
Live together in unity. It’s sweet.
I don’t know exactly how it is that we have such a short Bible reading today – but how timely. It won’t take you long to read the 3 verses. And I won’t take too much of your time telling you how important it is or how to do it or how not to do it. Instead, I challenge you – take the time today to DO it! Live together in unity with God’s people.
So many of our homes are finding they are doing a lot more “living together” than normal with the consequences of Covid-19 policies. Remember those in your home are God’s people and we are called to live together in unity. How will you strive today to do your living together in unity? Seek God together. Compliment. Communicate. Celebrate together. Listen. Apologize. Work together. Ask good questions. Extend grace. Exercise together. Accept differences. Share burdens. Laugh. Sing together. Plan together. Serve together. Create together. Pray together. Love.
Make sure you do much more than watch the screen together. Or complain together. Or criticize together.
You are not STUCK at home! You have this beautiful opportunity to work more and more at living together in unity with the people of God you get to call family.
Also, remember the rest of God’s people that we can’t physically be with at this time. How will we live together in unity with our brothers and sisters in Christ when we can’t be together? Check in with your church family. Find creative ways to worship and fellowship and serve together from a distance or virtually.
How will you show the world the beauty of the unity of God’s people? Pray to see the needs and act together in God’s love for the lonely, the stressed, the over-worked, the unemployed, the nursing homes, the children, the starving, the lost.
Live together in unity with God’s people. No one said it would be easy. It takes desire, time, commitment, patience and sacrifice to overcome the many challenges to unity. But keep at it, remembering, the rewards are great. “For there the Lord rewards his blessing, even life forevermore.” (Psalm 133:3)
Marcia Railton
Today’s short Bible reading can be read or listened to at https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+133&version=NIV
Tomorrow’s reading will be Psalm 106-107 as we continue on the 2020 Chronological Bible Reading Plan
