Reading for Today:
Proverb Chapter 20
Gold Nugget
Verse 3: “It is honorable for a man to stop striving,
since any fool can start a quarrel.”
Commentary
Usually it's best to finish what you started, but there
is an exception. There have been instances where I have either started or
contributed to a quarrel, and then realize how immature and foolish I have
behaved. By then your foolish actions are now sealed in foolish pride. Backing
down now would only be acknowledging your mistake. Remembering a previous
devotion, "The Best Defense is to not be an Offense" we are reminded
that once you have stated down the wrong path and engaged in ungodly behavior,
you can still demonstrate good Christian character by exercising repentance.
Remember what it means to repent; to repent simply means to turn away from your
present course. If you have started or contributed to a quarrel you have shown
poor Christian character, but you still can repent (turn away from your present
course) and "stop striving". This is the honorable thing. As we often
find as believers, we must humble our pride and repent.
Prayer
Lord, reveal to me
my patterns of initiating or contributing to strife. I want to remember your
words that tell me to avoid strife. If I do start to contribute to strife, give
me the strength to turn away from it. Amen
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