It amazes me what happens when God’s people come together. I know that we collectively gather for services or events. I also know we have a common goal as Christians. Yet, all this is not the ‘coming together’ that amazes me.
It is another ‘coming together’ that amazes me. It is a time when I see unity, oneness, and the Spirit of Christ. It is a time of refreshing, renewal and hope. And a time we wish would never stop. It is a taste of eternity. The psalmist states it much better than my words; “How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! It is like a precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, down upon the collar of his robes.”
The ‘coming together’ is when we give up our comfort and self-interests to be as one. It is a time when we sacrifice to labor together to do everything in excellence. We work hard to get everything right. And, when we set aside all else for Christ it brings his anointing. When “the trumpeters and singers joined in unison, as with one voice, to give praise and thanks to the Lord…the temple of the Lord was filled with a cloud, and the priests could not perform their service because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the temple of God.”
There is a great lesson in all this and God is telling us this is the way – “Now you are the body of Christ, and each of you is a part of it.” Imagine if we determined to live this way, setting ourselves apart for the kingdom.
This Sunday I saw the ‘coming together.’ I saw God’s people sing with one voice and the anointing fill the temple. So, when I am asked how my Easter was, I say a great Lord, great church, great brethren and a great day.
Scriptures: Psalm 133; 2 Chronicles 5:13; 1 Corinthians 12:27
