As we look at the Good News Bible this morning I am brought to Proverbs Chapter 10 verse 12.
(10) Hate stirs up trouble; But love forgives all offenses.
Chapter 10 are Soloman’s Proverbs and this is a very good chapter to read as it contains a wealth of good advice.
Now let me tell you what brought me to this very scripture.
I normally do not watch a lot of television, however, yesterday the TV was on most of the day as I worked in my office across from the living room where the TV is. When Spencer is working at home he likes to have the TV on and catch the news. We are all working at home a bit more in this lockdown time and so consequently, we are hearing more of the news. Well, all day it seemed to me there was no good news. All the tension, riots, and protests spoken about on the news, cause so much damage and destruction that it troubles me, and the media plays it over and over. In Canada and the United States of America peaceful demonstrations turned violent. Such a shame that people cannot learn to express their feelings without more hurt and pain. We can never bring a good resolve to any situation if hatred fuels the fire. King Solomon in his Proverbs clearly states: hate stirs up trouble; and it does.
When things are wrong or unjust we are not going to mend the brokenness with reaction. We need to be reminded of Jesus, and act the way He would. He brought correction to people because He loved people and in that love He was able to direct their path. King Solomon says in the proverb we are using this morning, but love forgives all offenses. It is in this love that we can mend the broken- hearted, the misunderstood, and we can forgive the wrongs. This is not to say that we let anyone who commits crime get off free, but, we give them a chance to change their wrongful ways, correct their mistakes, and hopefully see the error of their way. We also hope to see that they are truly remorseful. When this takes place; change for the better will come forth. We are all responsible for our actions and must pay the consequence for wrongful reactions.
Today, I pray that people see the error of their ways in these protests that really just bring more angst. And I pray that somehow people would see; if we serve others, we can bring unity and not division. When we hold hatred within ourselves, we destroy day by day our inner being. Medical professionals will tell you the people who carry lots of negative energy will suffer the consequences, i.e.; higher blood pressure, headaches, low self-esteem higher risk of heart attack and those with lots of positive energy have lower blood pressure, good self-esteem and lesser illness overall.
When we serve others, put others first in our day, we will reap the reward of blessing, as the blessing we give away somehow always, returns a greater blessing to us.
I pray people all over the world with study the life of Jesus, study His ways, and emulate Him. Then and only then, will we live in a much more peaceful world, where all people of every race and tribe will work together for the betterment of each other and for the furtherance of the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ here on earth.
Remember,
Hate stirs up trouble;
But love forgives all offenses.
We are all responsible for our actions and reactions so let’s be a world that carries out good actions of our Lord and be remembered as a blessing to our neighbours, community, province and country. Let’s be a righteous people and bring honour and glory to the Lord we serve.
Have a blessed day in serving others and our Lord.
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