Passage of the Day - March 16, 2011

Zechariah 8:16-17

 ¹⁶'These are the things which you should do: speak the truth to one another; judge with truth and judgment for peace in your gates.

 ¹⁷'Also let none of you devise evil in your heart against another, and do not love perjury; for all these are what I hate,' declares the LORD."

  

Sounds simple enough, doesn't it?  But do we do it?

Are we up front and honest all the time, or do we hide the truth.  We know bold face lying is wrong, but what about hiding the truth, or manipulating the truth in order to deceive?

Do we judge with truth and judgement for peace or do we base our dealings with people on our own agenda and preconceived notions?  How about with our kids?  I have found that Bill Cosby was right when he said "Parents aren't interested in justice; they want QUIET!"  However, succumbing to this temptation teaches what to our kids?

Devising evil against another DOES include that jerk on the road.  The Holy Spirit is slapping me upside the head as I write this.

Don't love perjury.  Does this mean God forbids us to be politicians?  Absolutely not!  He just forbids us to be electable ones.

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