Hebrews 12:14-15Hebrews 12:14-15
English: World English Bible - WEB
301 Moved Permanently
Moved Permanently
The document has moved .
WP-Bible plugin
“Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.”
We live in a world searching and longing for peace. How often does your own heart cry out for peace and ask, the age old question, “why can’t we all just get along?”
Why? The answer is complicated by our human condition. In part, we are all selfish at the core of our being. Often undetected our selfish nature quietly guides our personal development of our definitions of right, wrong, and fair according to our view point. The world we live in full of individualized view points has created an environment where regular peaceful interactions are difficult at best.
Are you as thankful as I am that the Lord only asks us to “make every effort” for peace with our neighbors? Personally, just making the effort is a challenge by itself. Would you agree?
What exactly is making every effort? Is it remaining silent or just saying sorry when we offend or is there more required of us the bearers of God’s eternal peace and grace? After deeper study of the subject I believe it is more. The apostle Peter concludes that we are to live in peace and be holy. The call to be holy as related to living in peace with everyone suggests saying sorry would be only a small part of living in peace with others.
In 1 Peter 1:13-161 Peter 1:13-16
English: World English Bible - WEB
301 Moved Permanently
Moved Permanently
The document has moved .
WP-Bible plugin, Peter addresses our call to be holy. To live as Christ is to be holy. In life Christ overcame selfish desires to live sinlessly for our freedom from sins deadly power. He lived a selfless God focused life for the purpose to one day welcome us into His eternal heavenly family. To be holy requires the transforming power of the Holy Spirit that we discussed in Week 4 Romans 12:2Romans 12:2
English: World English Bible - WEB
301 Moved Permanently
Moved Permanently
The document has moved .
WP-Bible plugin. “Our weekly scripture memorization is an important part of transforming our thoughts and conforming our behavior to those that please the Lord.”
When we face life’s circumstances that challenge our ability to “make every effort to live at peace with everyone” we are to remember we’re being transformed into the image of Christ who was, is, and forever will be holy through His divine power. Our job is to stay focused on Him and powered up through our relationship with God. It isn’t easy to continually make efforts for peace in our own strength. I truly believe the challenges we face in our peace efforts are all part of our transformation process. Without the challenges we wouldn’t experience the divine power at work in our lives.
Our efforts for peace are part of the harvest. When we sow seeds of 
peace we harvest relationships that are ready to receive seeds of God’s grace and truth. Where peace and grace are abundant bitterness is unable to take root in hearts and relationships.
One day we all will get along, but until then let’s make every effort for peace in our corner of the world.
Be Alert~ Stay Strong~ Pray Always
Warrior~Princess
“Commit to the Lord whatever you do,
and he will establish your plans.”
Proverbs 16:3Proverbs 16:3
English: World English Bible - WEB
301 Moved Permanently
Moved Permanently
The document has moved .
WP-Bible plugin
Welcome if you are joining me for the first time. This post is part of my weekly series “Wisdom Wellspring”. Take a moment to visit the page to learn about the heart behind the series and view previous posts.
Proverbs 4:23Proverbs 4:23
English: World English Bible - WEB
301 Moved Permanently
Moved Permanently
The document has moved .
WP-Bible plugin “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”
