'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
'But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you' (Matthew 6:33). The Lord is our Provider and knows all that we are in need of before we even ask. We do not need to worry or fret ourselves about what we shall eat or drink. Our Father in heaven will take care of these things we need. We are told by Jesus, 'To seek first the kingdom of God.' What does that mean? It means we should lean on, and trust in the grace of Jesus Christ. We should repent of our sins and have a desire to turn away from it. We should seek to put God first in our praise to Him, in our worship of Him, to put our total trust in Him and to rely on Him rather than ourselves or others. We need to seek Him first in our reassurance and acknowledging who He is and what He can do. We also need to seek God's righteousness by loving our neighbors and feeding the poor and destitute, seek justice for the vulnerable. We should put God's plan and...
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