Harmony
“Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight.
Romans 12: 16
Masterclasses.com says:
“Harmony is the composite product when individual musical voices group together to form a cohesive whole. Think of an orchestra: the flute player may be playing one note, the violinist plays a different note, and the trombonist plays yet a different note. But when their individual parts are heard together, harmony is created.”
When different parts are played TOGETHER.
Each one of us is different. We all have a part in life.
Paul instructs us to “live in harmony with one another.” How do we do this?
First, don’t be “haughty” or high minded. Lexico.com gives us some synonyms for haughty.
“proud, vain, arrogant, conceited, snobbish, stuck-up, pompous, self-important, superior, egotistical… full of one’s self.”
Second, Paul tells us to associate with the lowly. The ones other people ignore. Try also to help someone who is sad or downcast. If you can’t be there, let them know you are thinking about them and praying. When you can, help with their physical needs.
Last, Paul tells us to never be wise in your own sight, or opinion. We need to realize how little we know, acknowledge that God is all-knowing and humbly ask God for wisdom. James 1:5 says: “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.”
So, to live in harmony, we need to accept each other and love one another, as God loves us.
“For God SO loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”
John 3:16
Let’s join in the chorus of life and make sweet harmonious music. Together.
