How good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity. – Psalm 133:1

There are now approximately 800,000 total knee replacements in the U.S. each year and roughly 400,000 total hip replacements per year. Medical advancements have been remarkable, and today total joint replacements are being performed on an outpatient basis, so patients return home the same day as the surgery.

In 1 Corinthians 12, Paul speaks of believers being members of one body, where some are hands and others are feet. Each part of the body is as important as another, and the weaker ones are generally supported by the stronger. Yet all are useful. How is it that many who claim to follow Christ are at odds with others who love the Lord but are of different political or social persuasions? Are they viewed as “joints” that should be replaced? God desires harmony in the body of Christ, and that all should care for one another. This is why the psalmist could say in today’s verse that unity is “good and pleasant.”

Be an effective “joint” in Christ’s body today. Stay “lubricated” in God’s love, in reading His Word, and in your prayer life. As you see other parts of the body suffer, comfort and encourage them; and when other members are honored, rejoice with them. Pray for the believers in government to find unity in their common love and devotion to the Savior.