We've been talking about "Blessed are the peacemakers...." . Yesterday, as I was driving through South Jersey, on my way home from another school visit, I was thinking of the things that "steal my peace". For those moments, all I could focus on was - NEW JERSEY DRIVERS! As I watched hundreds of cars speed by me, going 10, 20 or 30 miles over the speed limit, some were driving quite recklessly. This verse came to me loud and clear,
"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you!"
Is it possible that in a society where everyone lives for Jesus, that each person would not think of what was best for himself or herself? Aha! Did you know that "Blessed are the peacemakers..." was spoken by Jesus to His disciples in the same "little talk" as "Do unto others..."?
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As I was meditating this morning, I thought of our memory verse for the month and pondered the transformation that must take place on the journey from...
FOOLISHNESS TO WISDOM
SELFISHNESS TO "DO UNTO OTHERS..."
TURMOIL TO PEACE.
It's quite possible that they are connected. Consider our memory scripture in this transformational manner:
FOOLISHNESS TO...
...WISDOM
HELL TO...
...HEAVEN
IMPURITY TO...
...PURITY
TURMOIL-LOVING TO...
...PEACE-LOVING
INCONSIDERATE TO...
...CONSIDERATE
UNSUBMISSIVE TO...
...SUBMISSIVE
MERCILESS TO...
...MERCIFUL
BAD FRUIT TO...
...GOOD FRUIT
PARTIAL TO...
...IMPARTIAL
...RIGHTEOUS
~BLESSED~
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