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| “Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.” |
| —Psalm 34:14 |
Peace—the word refers to the “absence of conflict.” On the world scene, that’s in terms of nations. Within an individual, it’s an “undisturbed state of mind.”
Peace—even the word sounds good, doesn’t it?
Notice the occurrence of the word “peace” in today’s passage of Scripture found in Psalm 34:14:
Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
When we point our web browsers to Facebook, or Twitter, or Instagram, or SnapChat, or any of a number of social media websites, we must not focus on posts or photos that are cruel, or demeaning, or provocative, or salacious, or nasty. Instead, we should read posts that encourage, or uplift, or make us feel at peace.
It is so easy, especially in this time of supercharged political strife and disagreement, to be drawn into posts that tear down the people who think differently than we do. Yes, there are some issues about which we may have strong feelings. But, should our political or social feelings overwhelm the love that Christ has placed in our heartss?
“Peace belongs to those whose minds have been channeled properly.” That’s my key suggestion for today. Here’s where the battleground is—in our minds. And, to paraphrase an old-time comic strip character, “Li’l Abner”:
“… personal peace is a whole lot better than internal conflict or war, because believe me, it’s just a whole lot nicer.”
Peace of mind—the world for the most part has not listened to the Prince of Peace. Neighbor has not done for neighbor what he would like done for himself. Too often, even believers have fancied that the peace of Christ could be mixed with the turmoil and confusion and hostilities of Satan the deceiver. But, that’s not so. One can’t allow his or her mind to be channeled improperly without courting problems.
As a new day begins, let’s guard our minds, think on only those things that are worthy, and determine to seek peace and pursue it. We do well when we decide to do just that.
