Psalms 122–I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord!” Our feet have been standing within your gates, O Jerusalem! Jerusalem—built as a city that is bound firmly together, to which the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, as was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord. There thrones for judgment were set, the thrones of the house of David. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! “May they be secure who love you! Peace be within your walls and security within your towers!” For my brothers and companions’ sake I will say, “Peace be within you!” For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your good.
As we continue on our spiritual journey, we should do everything to maintain unity among ourselves. Faithful Jews probably sang Psalm 120 while traveling through foreign lands. As Jerusalem came into sight, they began to sing Psalm 121. They sang Psalm 122, and they were actually standing inside the walls of the Holy City praying for peace.
Today, as members of Christ’s body, the church is looking for that moment when we’ll enter the new Jerusalem–when time will be no more (Revelation 21:1-2). In the meantime, we are to fulfill Christ’s prayer for peace and oneness so that all people will understand that Christ is one with the Father. The Father had sent Christ to redeem us from our sins. Christ prayed:
John 17:21-22– that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one…
Blessings–Pastor Christopher
- How can you answer the prayer from Christ?
- How can you share your prayers with others?
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