When brothers dwell in unity

I look forward to Wednesday mornings. I'm up earlier on Wednesdays than any other day of the week. It's not about seeing the sunrise, though that's often a benefit. It's because I'm about two spend some time with two very special brothers - Jeff Peacock and Kody Kirchhoff.

Jeff is the executive director of The Ark and Kody is executive director of The Harbor. You won't find two better guys.

All three of us minister to the homeless and those living in poverty here in Dothan, Alabama. We get together on Wednesday mornings to talk and pray. We talk about ministry and how we can better work together to help those we all see. We talk about the things of God and we pray.

Don't get me wrong. It's not all about scripture and ministry. We just love hanging out together. We genuinely enjoy each other's company. We're like brothers. We pick on each other and joke around. I often refer to us as the Three Stooges.

God tells us it's good to dwell in unity. In Psalm 133, David writes, "Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity. It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes! It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there the Lord has commanded the blessing, life forevermore."

Ministry is not easy, especially when you are on the front lines reaching into the darkness and pulling people out into the light of Jesus. We encounter spiritual attacks and heart aches. We also experience great victories and see lives transformed by the power of God.

It's great having brothers who will stand in the gap for each other, help one another with any situation, and celebrate victories in Jesus.

So, yes. Once again God is right. He always is. It truly is good and pleasant when brothers dwell in unity. Thank you Kody and Jeff. I love you both and count it a great honor to serve Jesus with y'all.