Hi Gals!
I listened to a TV show speech the other night where the
character talked about harmony. It got
me to thinking. HARMONY … does my life
exhibit harmony? What is harmony?
According to Webster’s dictionary harmony is a pleasing arrangement of parts. In music harmony means a group of chords that produces
a melody. So, a life lived in harmony would be a life
lived with order and balance… for the believer it is a life lived in accord and
agreement with God’s Word and His Ways.
What does God have to say about harmony?
Psalm 85 paints a beautiful picture of harmony. Jesus’ life gives us the way to harmony.
Psalm 85:10-13 (NLT)
10 Unfailing love and truth have met together. Righteousness and peace have kissed!
11 Truth springs up from the earth, and righteousness smiles down from heaven.
12 Yes, the LORD pours down his blessings. Our land will yield its bountiful harvest.
13 Righteousness goes as a herald before him, preparing the way for his steps.
10 Unfailing love and truth have met together. Righteousness and peace have kissed!
11 Truth springs up from the earth, and righteousness smiles down from heaven.
12 Yes, the LORD pours down his blessings. Our land will yield its bountiful harvest.
13 Righteousness goes as a herald before him, preparing the way for his steps.
I love verse 10 in the New King
James Version: Psalm 85:10 (NKJV) Mercy and truth have met together;
Righteousness and peace have kissed.
The work of Jesus makes a life of harmony possible for
us. We are given righteousness, peace, mercy, and forgiveness – the chords of
harmony - even though we fall short of
the glory of God in our sinful natures.
When we think of harmony we must remember that Satan’s aim is to disrupt
harmony in our world. Satan is the
opposite of God and brings discord, imbalance, tension, and disturbance. God brings harmony. In these verses I see three kinds of harmony. We have:
