Hello all,

Sundaymorning we had Kees 'Goodheart' in the congregation. This preacher, very respected in our circles, I lile to hear for some 48 years up to now.
(Little warning: his preaches are a bit complex. Just read the mentioned scripture places intensely in their context).

Now he amalgamated in a matchless way:
- Psalm 133, song of praise regarding 'unity amongst believers'
- that 'round loaf of barley bread' of Gideon, that annihilated the Midian camp , (Judges 7 v 13)
- this enigmetical text from Ecclesiastes about 'cast your bread upon the waters ,
for after many days you will find it again' , 11 v 1
- and still more.....

Here follows an incomplete compilation of what he said, as 'it came to me'.
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Real unity.

- When you are One in your heart with Jesus Christ, God and man, redeemer...
- when you can look over all sorts of 'no-kernel differences'
....then you are in fact one with all others, who also have this attitude...; then your hands find each other on the throne of Jesus.

The oil of the Holy Spirit......
the example of the high priest from Psalm 133 transponed to the spiritual sphere
....who flowed over Jesus as firstling an covered his whole spiritual being, will fall also upon you, for you are the spiritual body of Jesus.

(Judges)
That same experience forges you together to ONE.... to that
'round loaf of barley bread'.....
Jesus and his congregation , baked together to an unbreakable unity
....that 'round loaf of barley bread' , that firstling of the harvest, rolling down and rolling down from Golgotha, annihilating all resistance.

(Ecclesiastes) :And - in that unity then you can- really efficient-
'cast your bread upon the waters' of the whole wide world.
And also then you are guaranteed to find positive resulsts back
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I relished and hope you do also enjoy.

Greetings
Ger