Proverbs 16: (ESV)
When a man's ways please the Lord,
he makes even
his enemies to be at peace with him.
A young reporter approached an old man on his 100th
birthday. "Happy birthday, kind Sir! Can I bother you to answer one
question? In all your years, of what are you most proud?" he asked.
"Well," said the man, "I don't have a
single enemy in the world."
"Really?!" shouted the reporter, "That's
just incredible -- how inspiring to us all!"
"Yep," added the centenarian, "outlived
every one of 'em."
Sadly, each of us has acquired an enemy or two in our
lives. While it's our human nature to find fault in others and make an
occasional unnecessary enemy, sometimes it has nothing to do with us! What can
we do to make peace with enemies like those?
"He" is the operating word in the verse above. He,
that is, the Lord, makes even enemies be at peace with him. All we have to
worry about is making sure that our ways are pleasing to the Lord and He will
do the rest!
When our path is straight, and God is the focus of our
journey, then our ways will please Him and He will make even our enemies be at
peace with us.
Let's rededicate our lives to the Lord again today and
see Him bring the victory.
Dear Lord, we pray that as we journey along the way help
us keep our eyes on You. We thank You in advanced for the victory that we can
have in You. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
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