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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 5 of 5
Psalms 133:1-3; ; Psalms 134:1-3
V. 1 of Psalms 133:1-3 should always apply in the assembly and in our families. Is it so? When brethren live together in unity it is good and pleasant for them, but especially for the heart of the Father. The members of God’s family are united together because they are linked to the same Person, Christ; they form as it were the hem of His garment: that part of Him which is visible down here (cf. Exodus 28:33-34). He is up above, the true Aaron, the great High Priest; but He has given His Spirit who, like "precious ointment", flows down on the brethren gathered in the place where God has commanded eternal blessing (v. 3; Acts 2:33; Ephesians 4:2-4).
With Psalms 134:1-3, the final song of degrees, the redeemed earthly people have reached the highest of the fifteen steps pictured in these songs. They have achieved the goal which they desired so earnestly: they have entered the gates of Jerusalem (Psalms 122:1-2); they are standing in the house of the LORD.
Soon the Lord’s redeemed will reach their heavenly goal: the Father’s house. However Revelation 21:25 reveals that "there shall be no night there". There will be no need for any encouragement to praise. That will burst forth spontaneously from all our hearts when we see the Lord Jesus face to face.
