Ps 133 is a beautiful psalm that is only 3 verses long, It talks about the power of unity, and how good and pleasant it is for people to dwell together in agreement. Unity, it says in my paraphrase, is like the oil and dew of heaven moisturizing the soul. What a beautiful word picture that paints for us. There probably is nothing more enjoyable to me than having a massage. Having muscles in your back oiled and massaged by a skilled massage therapist is just about as close to heaven as you can get! Peace and unity are so valuable in the home. To decide to walk in unity and agreement, we don’t say that we get walked over, we just choose which things are important. Getting the last word is not important. Always having your way is not important. Being combative, or insulting is not appropriate. To have unity, we must learn to compromise. We learn to listen. We learn to negotiate. We learn to cooperate. We learn to put our flesh aside, or put it under as the Bible says. We learn to walk in the Spirit, and listen to the Holy Spirit. In John it says that we, as believers, are God’s sheep and we know His voice. As spirit filled and spirit led believers, we are held to a high standard. We are listeners. We obey not only the written word, but the specific directives that we hear from the Holy Spirit. Our behavior should be just like Jesus would act. That is who we choose to become like.
You may say, unity is easier if everyone is a believer. What do you do when you are dealing with unbelievers? Great question. We get to be even more Christ like! Choose to show God’s love through your words and actions. Unity is a beautiful thing!