Points of Meditation & Reflection
Sermon Title & Text “” Psalms 133 ESV
Sermon Series: One Step Closer: Progressively moving closer and closer to God.
Message in a Sentence: God commands His blessing on our lives from above, as we dwell together.
• Israel has just about reached the place of worship. They have traveled from all over to worship the Lord. As they arrive, they discover or are reminded of the power of God on display in their being united together.
• The Psalms of Ascent were sung on the pilgrimage to Jerusalem during: Feast of Passover, Feast of Week’s/Pentecost & Feast of Booths/Tabernacles
Dwell Together:
1. David wants Israel to take note of how Good & Pleasant it is to dwell in unity or dwell together. The reference is to their coming together to come before the Lord to worship, not a suggestion to live together.
2. “Together” is a strength of the faith community. We [church] “do life” as Christ follower’s - together.
a. Together is not apart
b. Together is caring for others like we care for ourselves
c. Together is in the circle, not withholding myself or resources from it
Together is Descending from Above Like:
1. Precious Oil on All:
2. Dew on All:
From heaven above, not earthly headlines, the Lord commands the blessing of life forevermore on and as His people dwell together, through the church! We aren’t exempt from headlines, yet be encouraged, your blessing is from above and not from earth. In every circumstance - God knows who is His and where they are. Jer 29:1-23, Romans 12:14-18
To continue to develop your relationship with Christ, spend time every day this week praying and meditating on this passage and it’s truths [EveryDay Jesus - below].
Edward
Everyday Jesus: Psalms 133, Lord, teach us to live in unity.
· Monday: Read Psalms 133, In our country today many people are alone and hurting. Ask God to show you those that are in your life or that you encounter that are hurting and in need of a spiritual friend. Read Rom 12:14-21
· Tuesday: Read Psalms 133, We are in reciprocal relationship with the Lord. As everything in our life goes up to the Lord, we come together collectively and the Lord’s blessings come down. Look at the 3 points of SN2 Dwell Together. Ask the Lord to deepen your understanding of the power of connecting with His people through your local church, more.
· Wednesday: {Day of Fasting} Read Ps 133 Dwelling in unity is like precious oil on the head, which flows and covers the whole body. As the oil of anointing flows from the head down, ask God to anoint you/us with strength to dwell in unity with each other in our homes, hearts and in our church family.
· Thursday: Read Ps. 133 Dwelling in unity is like dew that falls on both big and small mountains, alike. God’s presence is not based on the size of a group, it is based on unity in the body. Let us pray to dwell together in unity, so that we all may live in peace.
· Friday: Read Ps.133. From above, the Lord commands the blessing of life evermore. Meditate on that for a few minutes, then thank God that as our world decays, it is God that commands blessing. Check out what He did & promised in Jer. 29:1-23.
· Saturday: Read Ps. 133:1 several times. As you read, let’s pray for our country, for the immigrant children that are living in shelters, for those in our own community in need and for our own family and church family.