God blesses ‘unity’. We have seen that over and over again. He blesses unity in marriage, families, teams, communities, nations and in the church. When Christians from different churches, traditions and denominations come together in unity, ‘that’s where God commands the blessing’.

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The psalmist writes, ‘How wonderful, how beautiful when brothers and sisters get along!’. There is a proverb: ‘weak things united become strong.’ The same is true of people: weak people united become strong.

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The psalmist describes this unity as being ‘like precious oil’ (v.2, using an image from Leviticus 8:12). It is like ‘the dew of Hermon’ (Psalm 133:3). Mount Hermon is a vast area. It is usually snow-capped. It rises 9,100 feet above sea level. Its dew is thought to keep the whole land fresh.

These images of oil and dew are images of blessing. Where there is unity, ‘there the Lord bestows his blessing’ (v.3).

Lord, thank you that you bless unity so much. May there be unity in our church and between the churches around the world.