DAY TWENTY-FIVE
March
18, 2017
The Corporate Anointing
“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
This Psalm was written on the occasion of David’s
coronation as King over all of Israel.
And what a struggle it was between the times he was anointed king by
Samuel until the day of his coronation when he ruled over a united twelve
tribes. It was David who united these
warring tribes. David understood that
harmony could only be achieved when they practiced the unity of their
faith. These days of unity for Israel
under David, and later his son Solomon, were without question the most glorious
days of their history. Never has Israel
possessed all of the land that God gave her except in these days. Even in our current time, Israel is but a
shadow of what she was, despite her being in a united state. In fact, Israel will know no greater glory
until Jesus rules in regal splendor from His throne in Jerusalem.
There is a message in these verses for the
church. For as the people of God united
under one king in the Old Testament, so the people of God must unite today
under the King of Kings. As they
experience great glory in this unification in the Old, so we will experience a
greater glory in the New. As they
experienced a tremendous victory over their enemies because of unification, so
we will enjoy freedom from the enemy’s control in the New.
Unity is not uniformity. You can tie two cats’ tails together and have
unity but not peace! Seek ways to be
harmonious.
Prayer Focus: Pray that the
FredWes believers will experience and demonstrate true unity of purpose. Pray that we will be one so that the world
will be won. Ask God how you can help
our church be unified.