This is a message from Dr. Michael Youssef, Bible teacher on leading the way.

Our prayer is that it will encourage you in your walk of faith.

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When I was in England, we happened to be having dinner one night with two very prominent

evangelical leaders in England. And as I was asked to pray and give thanks for the food,

I began by saying, Lord, your word said how beautiful it is when the brethren dwell together.

One of the two interrupted my prayer and said in unity.

Well, I got thrown off a little bit just for a few seconds and then I kind of repeated the words

in unity and continued in my prayer.

Now, after I got over my irritation with myself for not using the whole text of the scripture,

I began to reflect on this incident.

I began to think about it.

In fact, how true it is that any two people can dwell together, but not in unity.

Any two roommates can dwell together, but not in unity.

Any two co-workers in an office can dwell together, but not in unity.

Any two people can be in a church sitting behind each other or next to each other, but not in

unity.

Then I realize that the very Psalm that I'm quoting, Psalm 133, is not focusing on the dwelling,

but on the unity.

In fact, if you go on and read a little further, you see that there is a special blessing that is invoked in that Psalm for not dwelling together, but for the unity in the dwelling together.

And then I began to think of the entire scripture in the whole theme of unity.

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