"How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity!"
Psalm 133:1 (NIV)
This is a neat psalm! You read it and think, 'hey, that's a different picture. Kinda weird.' But when you realize that Aaron was the high priest under the old covenant and that our (the church's) high priest is the Lord Jesus Christ, it really takes on a special meaning.
Our Lord's parable of the 10 virgins teaches pretty clearly that we need oil as we wait for His return. How do we get oil from heaven? We dwell together in unity! God pours out oil onto the head of His precious Son and it covers His entire body, which is the church.
As we read this psalm, we should consider that in our situation, in our age of grace - the age of the church, that the Lord has taken Aaron's place (Heb. 8:1), that we are the body of our Lord (Eph. 4:12), that the oil of anointed is the Holy Spirit (1 Sam. 16:13), and that Mount Zion is now the church (Heb. 12:22).
Now tell me, is this psalm still a little weird, or does it bless you to the depths of your being and cause you to desire unity with the Christians you worship with at Parkdale? Friend, unity is not a nice option, it is critical to our life as a body of believers. This psalm teaches us that our Father in heaven blesses those who dwell together in unity. May God bless His church at Parkdale as we keep the unity of the Spirit though the bond of peace (Eph. 4:3).
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