What’s Peculiar About You? 2 Part [5] 02/07/2024 (Evening thought)

Romans 12:20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. 21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

After unleashing severe fire power on the Taliban in Afghanistan it was hoped that their doings would be curtailed. But lo and behold they are back in power, and we had to leave in a hurry, with the vivid images of desperate persons, clinging to the military aircraft in the sky, as they took off, indelibly etched into our memory.

And right here at home, as political parties go after each other’s throat, the inevitable result will only be more divisiveness, as can be seen in the turmoil and unsettled state of the nation. Things will never get better, because things cannot get better, if the low road is adopted into our psyche.

That’s because two wrongs do not make a right, and when you fight fire with fire, all you get is more fire. It will never work, because the Tit for Tat ways, and means adopted by the world could only produce the never-ending cycle of hatred, discord or retaliation.

Proverbs 24:29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!

What’s Peculiar About You? 2 Part [4] 02/06/2024 (Morning thought)

Proverbs 28:19 He that tills his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that follows after vain persons shall have poverty enough. 20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that makes haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

Therefore, with the temporal matters under our belt let’s see what should be peculiar about you and me, in spiritual things, for as was stated before, the two are always closely intertwined. [1] Peculiarity in character. The Bible speaks of a peculiar character that should be greatly different from what we may often see on display in persons who have not yet accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior. Several integral aspects of the Christian’s character are clearly outlined in the following passages.

The Peculiar people of God are to form the habit of taking the high road whenever conflicts, arguments, and volatile situations arise. Even though humility is not stupidity, yet they are to track a different course in situations where wrongs are done to themselves. It all has to do with them cultivating that peculiarity of character as observed in Christ.

The way to overcome evil is by employing the royal laws and principles of God’s kingdom, which work as a counter current to divisiveness, and riot. After the nation of Israel is finished bombing the daylights out of Hamas, they would have to consider what’s next, because the seed sown by both peoples would bear commensurate fruit in the future, for sure.

1st Peter 3:9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that you are thereunto called, that you should inherit a blessing.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!