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Devotional - 13th Dec 2021

 'Let him eschew evil, and do good, let him seek peace, and ensue it' (1
Peter 3:11).

There are several passages in the Bible that encourage us to depart from evil and do good (Psalm 37:27).
In Psalm 34:14, it tells us to depart from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
As Christians, we ought to always strive to do good and seek peace - the peace of God that passeth all understanding.
Those of us who want to live life and see good days, must refrain to use words that will hurt even against those who have done us harm.
Our natural response is to do evil to others in return for what they have done to us.
But with Christ in us, we ought to learn to move away from the hurt done to us. In so doing we should turn from our natural inclination to do evil.
We are therefore called to turn toward doing good, to create an atmosphere of peace.
It is not only the turning towards doing good, but we must make peace.
This is inherently difficult to depart from evil and do good, but in Christ we can do all things. It is Christ who suffered and died for our sins; resurrected and ascended to heaven to power and authority in heaven.
As followers of Christ, God sometimes allow us to suffer in part, to demonstrate His Power.
Our lives must be a testimony that will convict others into repentance. Let us as followers of Christ, live in unity together with each other and refused to seek revenge, but seek to do good at all times and live peaceably with all men, if it is by all means possible.
Let Christ reign in your heart as you seek to do good, seek and ensue peace.

Have a wonderful day

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