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Better Together – Call to Worship & Devotional Thoughts for January 2, 2011

Psalm 133 A song of ascents. Of David.

¹ How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity! ² It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Aaron’s beard, down on the collar of his robe. ³ It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there the LORD bestows his blessing, even life forevermore.

As we start this New Year for the Lord’s glory, let’s look at David’s psalm in Psalm 133.

David professed it is good and pleasant when God’s people live together in unity. Not only is it good and pleasant for us, but it is pleasing to our Lord when we choose to unite under the banner of Jesus Christ.

David says that when God’s people are together in unity it is like a picture of anointing. I picture David describing the anointing of oil on the people of God. There is a lavish anointing available when we are united. David pictures precious oil poured on the head, running past the beard, and down onto the collar of the robe of the anointed. David says it’s as if the blessings of the Lord where being poured out as dew from Mount Zion.

Today as we celebrate this first Sunday of the new year, let’s insure that we have the blessing of the Lord. Today commit to live united with fellow soldiers and followers of Jesus in the cause to see the whole world come to find the Savior.

Lord may a fresh anointed fall on your united Salvation Army this next year and make us better together.

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