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The Definition of Family
"Behold, how good and pleasant when brothers dwell together
in unity! "
— Psalm 133:1
I learned from my father that whenever the Bible speaks of brothers, it
means sisters as well. Therefore we are talking about family. Do you know
the origin of the word "family?" It comes from the Latin word
familla, and it signifies all those people who satisfy their hunger
from the same pot. It is related to the word fames, which means
hunger as well as famine, an acute shortage of food. The french word faim
means hunger.
We are members of the Lind family as well as all our descendants. We have
experienced the blessings of God, satisfying our hunger from His Word.
We also know the joy of eating and celebrating together.
If we read the next verses of Psalm 133, we see that unity in a family
of brothers and sisters is like the precious oil, which was poured on
the head of Aaron the high priest to show that God had chosen him. He
became the anointed one, which translated in Greek means "Christos".
To be anointed means to be chosen. God has chosen us to go out and be
witnesses in a dark world. Darkness has never yet put out a light. The
greater the darkness, the more the light shines.
He wants to anoint us today, not so that we will feel good, but so we
can go and grow healthy children both physically and spiritually.
Psalm 133 ends with this verse: "For there the Lord has commanded
the blessing, life for evermore".
May God continue to give unity, and pour out his blessings upon the Lind
family.
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