SCRIPTURE

“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is when brothers [men and women in Christ] dwell together in unity!
It is like the precious oil upon the head, running down on the beard,
on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes!
It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion!
For there the LORD has commanded the blessing, life forevermore.”
(Psalm 133:1–3)

THE BEAUTY OF UNDIVIDED SPIRIT

The psalm begins with a behold—the Hebrew hineh (הִנֵּה)—a word of astonishment. It summons attention: Look at this! Pay attention! Learn something! Unity is not merely a social convenience; it is a divine phenomenon, an epiphany of heaven upon earth. The psalmist does not speak of unity as duty but as delight—how good and how pleasant.

This is where we want to live: in the pleasant land! Or do we prefer the culturally engineered chaos of the world that seeks to divide us?

The word pleasant (na‘im, נָעִים) denotes harmony, sweetness, music. The unity described is not mechanical conformity but a symphony of hearts tuned to the same key—the Spirit of Christ.

We are all brothers and sisters in Christ, not by sentiment but by spiritual genealogy. The same oil that anointed the Head flows through us all when we unite with Christ–not just in word through lip service but through our spiritual practice of abiding. To divide ourselves—by gender, race, denomination, or pride—is to deny the very nature of the anointing we claim—and the pleasant land it provides.

Remember, a family that prays together stays together because Christ is the glue that holds the fabric of society together.

If Christ is the Yes to every promise, then unity is the Amen we speak back to Him.

PRAYER

Father of Lights,
Let the oil of unity flow once more upon Your people.
Wash away every wall of separation—every pride, every wound, every fear.
Teach us to dwell together not as strangers but as one household in Christ.
May Your anointing rest upon our heads and hearts, running down to heal the broken parts of Your Body.
Command again the blessing of life forevermore,
and let Your dew refresh every dry soul in Zion.
In the Name of the Anointed One—Jesus the Christ.
Amen.

We are not competing individuals seeking personal blessing; we are a single organism through which the blessing flows. The Head cannot be blessed while the Body is divided.