1 Peter 3:8-9 (New International Version)
8 Finally, all of
you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and
humble. 9 Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary,
repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may
inherit a blessing.
Dr. Leslie Flynn writes about the time when the English
and French were at war in colonial Canada. "Admiral Phipps, in charge of
the British Fleet, was ordered to anchor outside Quebec, a city on the St.
Lawrence River. He was to await the coming of the British infantry and then
join the land forces in attack.
"Arriving early, Admiral Phipps, an ardent
nonconformist, was annoyed by the statues of the saints that adorned the roof
and towers of the Catholic cathedral. So he spent his time shooting at them
with the ships' guns. How many he hit we don't know, but history recorded that
when the infantry arrived and the signal was given for attack, the admiral
found himself out of ammunition. He had used it for shooting out the
saints." I often wonder in the church how much of our efforts are poured
into fighting among ourselves over insignificant trivialities instead of
uniting our efforts to attack the real enemy.
Dear Lord we pray today that we would focus on the enemy
to defeat him rather than fighting amongst ourselves. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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