The Law of Commanded Blessing...

The Story of the the Tower of Babel has always intrigued me. I'm not sure if it's because the arrogance of a group of people who said they were going to build a tower up to heaven or because God said they could do it.

And what was the reason God said they could do it? 

...Unity

His exact words - "because these people are united, there is nothing that will be impossible for them to do" (Genesis 11 - see below).

Wow - godless people, with a proud plan to make a name for themselves and God says they would be able to do it because they were united.

This should be great news for anyone reading this right now. With unity there is nothing you can't do.

Let me help you understand the importance of unity. Have you ever been in a relationship that is so strained you don't even know what to do? You don't know how to speak to that other person, or what topic you could possibly bring up that wouldn't be filled with tension? Maybe that person is your spouse or a business partner or a church member?

What does that feel like? How productive can you be together? How much work can get done in that state?

It's brutal isn't it?

Well, that is the power of disunity. The ability to make almost anything you set your mind to or invest your time in - mostly futile.

But, the opposite is also true. Find a couple or a group that can connect in vision, passion and execution... and nothing is impossible for them. The work gets easier and more fun, even though you know that what you are endeavouring should feel hard and stress-filled. It's almost like there is a law that governs the universe. A law of unity...

That's because there is.

It's found in Psalm 133 - it's the law of commanded blessing in unity.

Ps 133  1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity! 2  It is like the precious oil upon the head, Running down on the beard, The beard of Aaron, Running down on the edge of his garments. 3  It is like the dew of Hermon, Descending upon the mountains of Zion; For there the Lord commanded the blessing— Life forevermore.

Unity is like… the extravagant anointing of a priest or life-giving water from the mountains to the dessert...

There is commanded blessing where there is unity…

I believe it's an intangible law of the universe - "with unity you can do anything". Kind of like gravity, but with far better consequences (and I am a BIG fan of gravity).

God wants you to be blessed. He wants to "command his blessing" on you. You're not like those who were building the Tower of Babel - out for a name for yourself. You honestly want your family, friends and business partners, your city and your world to be blessed. You want to be blessed, so you can be a blessing.

So, there you have it. You now have one of the great secrets of the universe. The law of commanded blessing. 

Now what are you going to do about it?

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Gen 11 - Tower of Babel - At one time all the people of the world spoke the same language and used the same words. 2 As the people migrated to the east, they found a plain in the land of Babylonia and settled there.

3 They began saying to each other, “Let’s make bricks and harden them with fire.” (In this region bricks were used instead of stone, and tar was used for mortar.) 4 Then they said, “Come, let’s build a great city for ourselves with a tower that reaches into the sky. This will make us famous and keep us from being scattered all over the world.”

5 But the Lord came down to look at the city and the tower the people were building. 6 “Look!” he said. “The people are united, and they all speak the same language. After this, nothing they set out to do will be impossible for them! 7 Come, let’s go down and confuse the people with different languages. Then they won’t be able to understand each other.”

8 In that way, the Lord scattered them all over the world, and they stopped building the city. 9 That is why the city was called Babel, because that is where the Lord confused the people with different languages. In this way he scattered them all over the world.