Pursue Peace
Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled; Hebrews 12:14-15 NKJV
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 falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. Hebrews 12:14-15 NIV
- Holy- Set apart; God-like, the highest calling of a Christ-follower; completion, maturity, progressive, never complete, yet to be lived;
- Grace- unmerited favor, Gods continual mercy; The exercise of love, kindness, mercy, favor; disposition to benefit or serve another; favor bestowed, or privilege conferred.
Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23
God has been showing me so much lately. Some things have been reminders, other things revelation.
1. We can’t be living in the joy God wills for us if we don’t exercise love
2. True exercised love isn’t on the surface. We need to be willing to get in the pit and truly invest in lives
3. True love is in layers. True love exercises forgiveness every day.
4. God shows continual mercy & grace. We are to live holy lives. We, therefore, need to show mercy and grace continually as He shows us. If we don’t, we are in danger of becoming bitter.