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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 to the beard, the beard of Arron, 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.
The 133 Psalm NKJV
This morning as I read this Psalm I decided to use the first sentence as the basis for a small paragraph to share with yall. But the more I thought about it the more I was pulled into the rest of the Psalm. The Psalm is a song of ascents, which means that as the Israelites traveled up to Jerusalem for one of the annual feast, they would sing this song. It must have been a wonderful time to gather together and see folks that you hadnt seen in a while, to come together in unity for the purpose of worshiping God. Kind of like our Thanksgiving, Christmas, family reunions, and 4th of July all rolled up in one occasion. How good and pleasant it is to dwell together in unity. This is so true. I can remember a time a few years ago when my life was all about me, me, me. Living this way I rubbed some of my family and neighbors the wrong way. It took several years to get around to working on the problem, which was my self-centeredness. Today I try and live in peace with all those around me, and try and be a good neighbor. It makes life good and pleasant. When I do go against the grain of someone, I am learning to be quick to resolve the issue and to say Im sorry. It keeps the unity not only between myself and others, but the unity within myself between my mind and spirit. Thanks for letting me share, God is doing for me what I could not do for myself .JRE
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Psalm 133 Unity of the brethren is pictured as being as precious as the oil of priestly consecration and as refreshing as the early mountain dew.
Ryrie Study Bible NAS page 953
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To be shallow is not a sign of being wicked, nor is shallowness a sign that there are no deeps: the ocean has a shore. The shallow amenities of life, eating and drinking, walking and talking, are al ordained by God. These are the things in which Our Lord lived. He lived in them as the Son of God, and he said that the disciple is not above the Master.
Our safeguard is in the shallow things. We have to live the surface common-sense life in a common-sense way; when the deeper things come, God gives them to us apart from the shallow concerns. Never show the deeps to anyone but God. We are so abominably serious, so desperately interested in our own characters, that we refuse to behave like Christians in the shallow concerns of life.
Determinedly take no one seriously but God, and the first person you find you have to leave severely alone as being the greatest fraud you have ever known, is yourself.
OSWALD CHAMBERS
WOW!! Oswald Chambers has a way of cutting right through the mess and getting to the point have a wonderful day JRE
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A.A. Step Eight: Made a list of all people we have harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
http://www.jerryengland.blogspot.com
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 to the beard, the beard of Arron, 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.
The 133 Psalm NKJV
This morning as I read this Psalm I decided to use the first sentence as the basis for a small paragraph to share with yall. But the more I thought about it the more I was pulled into the rest of the Psalm. The Psalm is a song of ascents, which means that as the Israelites traveled up to Jerusalem for one of the annual feast, they would sing this song. It must have been a wonderful time to gather together and see folks that you hadnt seen in a while, to come together in unity for the purpose of worshiping God. Kind of like our Thanksgiving, Christmas, family reunions, and 4th of July all rolled up in one occasion. How good and pleasant it is to dwell together in unity. This is so true. I can remember a time a few years ago when my life was all about me, me, me. Living this way I rubbed some of my family and neighbors the wrong way. It took several years to get around to working on the problem, which was my self-centeredness. Today I try and live in peace with all those around me, and try and be a good neighbor. It makes life good and pleasant. When I do go against the grain of someone, I am learning to be quick to resolve the issue and to say Im sorry. It keeps the unity not only between myself and others, but the unity within myself between my mind and spirit. Thanks for letting me share, God is doing for me what I could not do for myself .JRE
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Psalm 133 Unity of the brethren is pictured as being as precious as the oil of priestly consecration and as refreshing as the early mountain dew.
Ryrie Study Bible NAS page 953
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To be shallow is not a sign of being wicked, nor is shallowness a sign that there are no deeps: the ocean has a shore. The shallow amenities of life, eating and drinking, walking and talking, are al ordained by God. These are the things in which Our Lord lived. He lived in them as the Son of God, and he said that the disciple is not above the Master.
Our safeguard is in the shallow things. We have to live the surface common-sense life in a common-sense way; when the deeper things come, God gives them to us apart from the shallow concerns. Never show the deeps to anyone but God. We are so abominably serious, so desperately interested in our own characters, that we refuse to behave like Christians in the shallow concerns of life.
Determinedly take no one seriously but God, and the first person you find you have to leave severely alone as being the greatest fraud you have ever known, is yourself.
OSWALD CHAMBERS
WOW!! Oswald Chambers has a way of cutting right through the mess and getting to the point have a wonderful day JRE
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A.A. Step Eight: Made a list of all people we have harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
http://www.jerryengland.blogspot.com
