Pleasing God First
Scripture – Proverbs 16:7: When a man’s ways are pleasing to the LORD, he makes even his enemies live at peace with him.
Reflection: Here’s an interesting thought. If I focus on living a life pleasing to God, even my enemies will live at peace with me. Again, many things come to mind. That’s part of the fun of having such short verses each day.
How pleasing are my ways to the Lord? As I go through the day I’ll keep that in mind. I’ll give it a high priority. When I’m talking with people or whatever else I end up doing today, I’ll consciously please God. I’ll see what difference that makes for me and for the people around me.
A second question that comes from this verse is who are my enemies? I don’t have a ready answer to that. I can’t think of any people I would call enemies. There are those I don’t get along with so well, but they’re certainly not working to do me harm or overthrow me.
And finally, just for fun, mull this over: What would happen if the United States made this a guiding principle for foreign policy?
Reflection: Here’s an interesting thought. If I focus on living a life pleasing to God, even my enemies will live at peace with me. Again, many things come to mind. That’s part of the fun of having such short verses each day.
How pleasing are my ways to the Lord? As I go through the day I’ll keep that in mind. I’ll give it a high priority. When I’m talking with people or whatever else I end up doing today, I’ll consciously please God. I’ll see what difference that makes for me and for the people around me.
A second question that comes from this verse is who are my enemies? I don’t have a ready answer to that. I can’t think of any people I would call enemies. There are those I don’t get along with so well, but they’re certainly not working to do me harm or overthrow me.
And finally, just for fun, mull this over: What would happen if the United States made this a guiding principle for foreign policy?
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