Help Me to Seek Peace
1 Peter 3:10-12 For he that will love life, and see good
days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no
guile: Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it. For the eyes of the Lord are over the
righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord
is against them that do evil.
Wow! The lips and tongue can get a Christian
musician in much trouble. It seems that
some musicians will have to remain silent to keep out of trouble. How can a plain-spoken musician stay out of
trouble? The Bible teaches that this
person must run from i.e. eschew evil.
Evil speaking is , of course, evil!
While the
Christian is running from evil speech, he or she must seek peace. This musician may find it difficult to live
peaceably with others, bit the Bible teaches that we are to not only seek peace
but also ensue it. This means that the
sincere, earnest Christian musician must not only seek to be peaceful but also to
pursue it earnestly. The Christian
musician must do this because nothing that a musician does or thinks escapes
the eyes of the Lord.
Prayer for the Day
Lord, I am aware that the eyes of the Lord are over the
righteous. However, I am also aware that
Your ears are open unto my prayers.
Lord, I am asking You to help me to seek peace with those with whom I am
ministering and to help me to make peace with others a way of life. I can not do this with everyone all the time
if You do not help me. Please hover over
my tongue and my lips. Please guard my
heart so that I will do good to those who do not agree with me. This I am praying in Your wise and wonderful
name. Amen.
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