Tuesday 10 Jul 2012

Tuesday Reading: Psalm 133:1-3

Key Verse: Psalm 133:1
1  Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

Devotion:
When we look to God as our Father we then must also look to other believers as brethren in Christ. In other words, no matter where we are, what language, race or any other difference we may have from one another – as long as we believe in the same God and the same Son, then we are brothers and sisters in Christ. Just as we should look to our real brothers and sisters for love, unity and support, we also should be looking to our brothers and sisters in Christ for those same links of love and support.

One thing we all do look for is that love that we can find for each other and it is not just the love that you have for that one special person when you do find them but rather the love that you can share for and with people who are of a similar outlook. Christ has encouraged us all along to share in this love that He has shown us we can have for each other; that love is so very special and needs to be nurtured and not hidden behind political correctness or other social inadequacies! I call them social inadequacies because it is the social pressure that has gone nuts and does not allow us to share that love in ways that are pure, true and honest.

When we are free to share that love with others we then get to realise just how much more Christ loves us; we also get to know that love is so very honest and true – something that is missing from societies today! Christ has shown me just how special that love is through giving me many people to love in my life; people who I can love openly and with all the purity that Christ encourages. It is that love then that shows us what true unity can be, not just unity because we belong to a church or that we live in the same area but that we can share in that very special love that Christ has given us to share.

It is very hard to describe such love until you have known it; and then trying to put that into words so that people who have not known it yet can begin to understand it is equally difficult. Yes there are always going to be people who will look at what you have and immediately think that you have something that may be unclean because it looks too good to be true so we do need to exercise caution. Love, though, is absolutely honest. Love is true. Love is without hatred and without deceit. Make sure that you keep love in it’s true light as Christ has shown us how and not to have it dragged down into the depths by man and sin.

Points to Ponder:
Do you know real love?

Do you know God’s love?