15TH FEBRUARY 2023 Daily Walk With Christ – COCIN Devotional LIVE IN PEACE WITH EVERYONE

SUB-THEME: SEEK THE PEACE OF THE LAND.

14 Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord, Mat 5:8 Rom 12:18 2Ti 2:22 [Psa 34:14] [Mar 9:50] [2Co 13:11]

15 looking carefully lest there be any man who falls short of the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you and many be defiled by it, Deu 29:18 Act 17:13 2Co 6:1 Gal 5:12

16 lest there be any sexually immoral person or profane person, like Esau, who sold his birthright for one meal. Gen 25:33 Eph 5:3 Col 3:5 1Th 4:3

17 For you know that even when he afterward desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for a change of mind though he sought it diligently with tears. Gen 27:36 [Gen 27:34] [Gen 27:38]h7

Today’s passage admonishes us to make every effort to live in peace with everyone. To make “every effort” means to keep pushing on without giving up. It means forgiving someone who has offended you

without apologising and you exhausting all available avenues for reconciliation. Peace is not cheap but requires sacrifice. Do not

compromise holiness as you live in peace with others. Depend on the grace and the power of the Holy Spirit to achieve this. There are some people that are difficult to please. However, do all you can to relate with them.

Who are you currently not living in peace with?

What specific efforts will you make from today to live in peace with the person?

It is possible to live in peace with everyone. Keep on trying, God is your help.

REFLECTION:

Live in peace with everyone as you can.

Lord, help me to always make every effort to live in peace with everyone. Amen.

MEMORY VERSE FOR THE MONTH: PSALM 122:6-7

“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May those who love you be secure.

May there be peace… within your citadels.”

TODAY’S READING PLAN: NUMBERS 17-19.