Heb 12:14
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the
Lord
Peace with
all men. .. imagine that, peace with all. We live in a world filled with
so much angst. Around every turn we have another upset another flash
of anger ignited by the simplest of things. A wrong expression can cause a
fight even if that wrong expression is the result of an internal thought and
nothing actually done to upset someone. An innocent, not dangerous, harmless
mistake while driving can cause another person to become furious. We jump
to conclusions that lean more to condemnation towards each other than
forgiveness. Thinking the worst quickly- this is the common go to. If we are
truly seeking to follow peace with all how can we be so quick to judge? We
convict and condemn in a moment of time. Where is our compassion? We
don't know the real struggles that occur with others, we assume people are a
certain way and do not let our understanding go further than that. We mock them
silently for their behavior and call it lazy, selfish, ungodly- when we do not
walk in their shoes, or live within the limits of their brain- their emotions,
their mental capabilities. We do not let peace reign in us for all others, but
rather condemn them in our hearts where God alone can see.
Follow
peace with all men…and holiness.
We need to
seek peace, to seek holiness in every single one of our dealings with other
people. You read that right. There is not even one situation where we should
deal with others without the peace and holiness of our Savior living in us,
working in us, being revealed in us.
When we
try to separate ourselves from our Christian walk at any moment we are in
danger of denying Christ and if we deny Christ then He will not have any part
of us, He will NOT know us.
Christ in
us…
Col_1:27
… Christ in you, the hope of glory:
Col
3:11 … Christ is all, and in all.
Joh
14:17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it
seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you,
and shall be in you.
Joh
14:20 At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and
I in you.
Christ is
a PART of us who choose to let Him be.
Christ is
not a piece of clothing that we can put on and take off at will. We can push
Christ away, He'll never force Himself on us. When we choose Christ He lives in
us as a constant companion. We don't separate ourselves from Him, we allow Him
to live in us and He guides us in all we do. We must let Him be a part of our
entire life in all our interactions. It is HIS peace and HIS holiness that we
have to interact with others…all others, at all times.
All by His
grace!
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