Unity

The quality of "unity" is extremely important to our Father, and should also be important to those who are part of the Father's Kingdom. There are many examples in scripture that teach the preciousness of unity- the unity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, the unity of believers with Christ, and the unity of the people of God with each other. Naturally, because unity is such a powerful and valuable concept, it is always under heavy spiritual attack. Many things try to rise up to separate us from each other. When we look at each other, it is easy to see the issues, and doctrines that make us determined to be opposed to each other, rather than the like precious faith that joins us so powerfully.
Recently, a group of Jewish worshippers received the first Torah to our county. The Torah is the handwritten scroll that contains parts of what we call the Old Testament. The rabbi who received the Torah on this occasion said that it represented unity to him. He said it WAS unity.
In the Passover meal, called a seder, there is a part of the meal when a piece of matzoh bread is broken into three pieces and placed in a cloth bag called a Matzoh Tosh, or afikomen. This bag is also called the "Unity". Though the pieces exist apart physically, they are united together within the Matsoh Tosh. To Christians, the unity of the Trinity is exemplified here.
In scripture there are sobering passages about the disunity among the people of God. An interesting passage is found in 2 Chron. 30. The nation of Israel is no longer a united nation, but is divided into two separate kingdoms. These two kingdoms are resentful of one another, and do not have much to do with each other. The Southern Kingdom is called Judah. The king of Judah, Hezekiah, is determined to restore the Passover Feast to his land according to the commandments found in scripture. He sends messengers into the Northern Kingdom, inviting all who wish to attend this Passover Feast to come to Jerusalem.
His messengers are received with mockery and scorn. They resented and rejected the idea that this Passover would be held in Jerusalem, part of the southern kingdom, and refused to travel there. Some, though had second thoughts as described in verse 11:
"Nevertheless some from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem."
It requires humility to achieve unity. Humility is not an easy thing for most people.
In any case, as these northerners came to Jerusalem and joined in the Feast, it was found that the people had not properly prepared, or cleansed themselves, as was required to observe this Feast. Concerned about this,King Hezekiah prayed to the LORD that the LORD would provide atonement for everyone who "prepares his heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers, though he is not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary."
Verse 20 tells us that the LORD listened to the prayer of Hezekiah, and healed the people.
What a beautiful Passover that must have been-a Passover of unity. How many missed that blessing because of dividing viewpoints they held over the issue of worshipping in Jerusalem?
A similar issue arises in the New Testament. In Lk. 9, Jesus is on His way to Jerusalem, because the time had come for Him to offer Himself up in crucifixion. It says "He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem." Jesus was to travel through the area of Samaria on His way. He sent messengers ahead to a Samaritan village to prepare for Him. Now, the Samaritans had the same despising for Jerusalem as the people of the Northern Kingdom had in the scriptures we discussed from 2 Chron. 30. So they refused to receive Jesus into their village, because He was on His way to Jerusalem. What a sad thing to miss Jesus because of a doctrine, tradition, prejudice or stubborn spiritual pride. Whether they were right to despise Jerusalem or not wasn't even the point. They missed Jesus because of it. Their divisiveness was more important to them than their Messiah, the Son of God.
There are many things that divide us. We don't have to look hard to find them. But the blessing, the power, the honor and the glory is in what unites us. The unity of brethren who have come together in their devotion to God, creates a priestly anointing like the precious anointing of Aaron that covered him completely. That place of unity is where the LORD commanded the blessing- Life forevermore (Psalm 133).

Our Father is Unity.

"We Are One in the Spirit"
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