-October 8, 2025-
Good morning beloved, happy Wednesday,
“Depart from evil and do good. Seek peace and pursue it.”
(Psalm 34:14).
Today’s verse is also our verse in our Scripture Memory Class. Peace is a rare commodity in the world. Whether it is peace among countries or among individuals; for we hear a plethora of conflicts daily. Why is peace so elusive? The answer is: that true, lasting peace comes only from Jesus Christ; looking for peace anywhere else is like searching for water from a dry well.
David wrote this psalm when he dwelt with Abimelech, the Commander of the Philistines. It was not one of David’s best moments. After all, the Philistines were the bitter enemies of Israel. David was fleeing King Saul who was unjustifiably pursuing him to kill him.
As believers in Christ, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ; through prayer, supplication, and thanksgiving, we experience the peace of God, and we have received from Jesus the gift of peace (Romans 5:1; Philippians 4:6-7; John 14:27).
Still, with all this, we need more peace in our lives; we are to seek it and pursue it. We are to live peaceably, as peacemakers, in peace. In fact, we can actually be at peace with our enemies. Proverbs 16:7 says, “When a man’s ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.”
It is our duty and responsibility to seek and pursue peace. It can only be accomplished by the power of the Holy Spirit. But how do we do it in a personal and practical way? It starts with prayer and the Word of It involves speaking and doing the things that make for peace, avoiding conflict, and doing good. David wrote, “Depart from evil and do good…”
In Romans 12:17-21, Paul lists several ways to seek peace and pursue it; Repay no one evil for evil (v.17); Have regard for good things (v.17); Live as much as possible peaceably with all men (v.18); Don’t avenge ourselves or take revenge on others (v.19); Show love to our enemies by providing food and drink to them (v.20; and overcoming evil with good (v.21).
Are we seeking peace and pursuing it? Let’s renew our commitment to peace. Bill MacDonald in his Believer’s Commentary, suggests three simple ways to peace: “a controlled tongue, a separated walk, and a peaceful disposition. “
Have a blessed and peaceful day. Stay safe and healthy.
Finding and maintaining peace is a key in any relationship.
Dean
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