Living in Unity

Psalm 133—How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity!

During our time here on Earth, God has given us the opportunity to live in relationship one with another.  At times, those relationships are forced – most of us can’t choose our family.  Once we are older, we have more freedom to decided who we consider kindred.  There’s probably not a single family out there that gets along all the time.  We all have our own issues that sometimes lead to judgment and exclusion of even those we love.  But in Christ Jesus, we are not called to judge our kindred.  NO!  We are called to love as Christ has loved us.  We are loved unconditionally in our perfect imperfection.  We are loved despite being incapable of returning that love as we receive it.  We are accepted and acceptable to Christ.  And when we love others in our lives, we ought not judge or push them away because they aren’t living into our own expectations.  We must love completely and wholly as Christ has loved us, encouraging them all the while to live completely into the persons they were created to be.

Today as you pray and meditate on His Word, praise God for His uniqueness in creation.  He has created no two things exactly alike.  Prayerfully consider if you impose your will on others and pray that you would begin to honor, cherish, and love those in your life as Christ has loved you.  Ask the Holy Spirit to impress upon your spirit God’s Will in your life that you would model Christ’s love at all times.