The Pledge pic is particularly appropriate this morning.
June 9, 2006
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If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. —Romans 12:18
My neighbor seemed upset with me. Apparently I had done something that bothered her. When I asked if I had offended her, she responded with a curt “No!” I told her, “I don’t want any bad feelings between us. If I’ve done something to offend you, I apologize.” Since then the climate has remained cool.
Someone has said, “The more I get to know the human race, the more I love my dog.” Dogs are loyal, dependable, eager to please, and quick to forgive and forget. Don’t you wish people were more like that? But sometimes no matter how hard we try to have a good relationship with someone, it doesn’t work.
The apostle Paul addressed that situation in Romans 12:18. Notice the phrase “as much as depends on you.” He knew that some people-problems may never be resolved. It takes two to quarrel; it takes two to reconcile. If you do your part and the problem remains, there is still a plan to follow. Don’t harbor resentment or retaliate with the weapon of silence. Do all you can to overcome evil with good (v.21), and let God work out the problem.
We need to keep following the steps given in Romans 12 until our people-problems are resolved—but especially if they’re not.
Bible in One Year: Bible in One Year: 2 Chronicles 32-33; John 18:19-40
Hopefully that O B L swing set won't be emty much longer!
An assault team from B Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, prepare to enter a possible suicide vehicle bomb workshop in Fallujah, Iraq, May 28, 2006. The Marines are searching the vacant garage after receiving intelligence that the owner might be supporting insurgents that will harm Coalition forces and innocent civilians. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brain Reimers
U.S. Navy sailors man a .50-caliber gun mount as the amphibious transport dock USS Nashville, an element of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group, departs Naval Station Norfolk, Va., June 6, 2006. The strike group will deploy for six months to conduct maritime security operations in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice Matthew Bookwalter
