Psalm 133 tells us “How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity!”
How true that is! Aren’t things more pleasant when everyone is getting along? Ever been to a family gathering where everyone knew there was a huge pink elephant in the room no one was willing to mention? Everyone tip toed around the issue and never brought it up, because it would make the gathering unpleasant.
On the other hand though have you ever been in a gathering where that same huge pink elephant was there, and people were willing and able to talk about it. Not that they agreed on how to handle or deal with the elephant, but were united in understanding and handling the elephant. You see the thing the psalmist says is things are pleasant and good when people are united. Unity and agreement are not the same thing! We do not have to completely agree with each other to live in unity. This is something we forget, or completely over look. We think if someone disagrees with us we can not live in unity with them. We do not agree so there is no unity. No that is not true. We are unified in the cross of Christ. Even if we can not agree on whether it is right to eat shrimp, or pork, or catfish, or crab. Personally I think it is a sin to not eat bacon wrapped shrimp, or bacon wrapped anything for that matter. And what if we don’t agree on sexuality, we are still united in the cross of Christ. We do not have to agree on everything. We need to live in unity, not always agree.
How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity!
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