“Whoever of you loves life and desires
to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling
lies. Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. The eyes
of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry; but
the face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to blot out their name from
the earth.” Psalm
34:12-16
Scripture
outlines a formula to achieve a good life. Turn from evil, do good, seek
peace and tell no lies. That seems pretty straightforward. Believers in
Christ are called to devote their lives to pursuing God’s standard for living
and share their faith when and wherever they’re led to. God’s watching
us; He hears us when we cry out. Just because we can’t see Him doesn’t
mean He isn’t there.
We
needn’t seek retribution against those who wish us harm, for the Lord is
against those who do evil, particularly those whom He calls His children.
Our responsibility is not to war against those who strive to derail us.
It’s to seek and serve God and leave the unnecessary distractions to the
Lord. He will cause their deeds to come to nothing in the end.
Whatever
takes place in our lives is either caused or allowed by God. He
orchestrates events like pieces in a massive chess game so that the outcome is
to our ultimate benefit and advantage in the end. Even when things don’t
go as we’d like, there are reasons that are unknown and lessons to be
learned. The lessons are important, the reasons are not or they’d be made
known. Everything in a believer’s life is based on faith and trust.
If we trust God without hesitation and live according to the standards He’s set
forth, we will have nothing to fear in this life. Until next time, walk
with the King and be a blessing!
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