When People Fight...

Today's Daily Bread scripture reading

evoked tears, of both sorrow and joy!

Sorrow, because we seem to be a world at war with each other;

Family against family

brother against brother in the church.

citizens against the government

country against country,

Joy, because of the everlasting richness, rightness

and faithfulness of God and His Word!

The end is near.

Hallelujah!

Today's Scripture reading;

1 Pet.4:7-11

The end of all things is near. 

Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.

 8 Above all, love each other deeply, 

because love covers over a multitude of sins.

 9 Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 

10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others,

 as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. 

11 If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. 

If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, 

so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. 

To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. 

Amen.

All Hail The Power of Jesus' Name

When people fight, we lose sight of the bigger picture, oh

The power and the glory of the One who loves us so

He came to die so you and I, when we have run life’s race

Are saved from death and hell because He saved us by His grace

When people fight, we lose sight of our universal need

Repentance and deliverance from sin’s inherent seed

Through Jesus Christ, sin’s sacrifice, once and for all became

Salvation that cannot be found in any other Name

When people fight, we lose sight of the love that Jesus taught

In anger’s spew we forget to take captive every thought

Or seek a city yet to come, from Calvary unfurled

And therefore, we do not wage war with weapons of this world

When people fight we lose sight of Redemption’s crimson tide

The Lamb we led, with thorn-crowned head that we all crucified

Cried out,’ Father, forgive them for they know not what they do’

Oh God, forgive us when we miss the big picture of You

Forbid we meet you Jesus, with Your blood still on our Hands

Because we didn't repent and obey love's Great Commands

Forbid we, without thought of how we ought to love and live

Reject You, Son of God who came to redeem and forgive   

© Janet Martin

How true, oh, how true we are seeing Jesus' warning: Matt. 10:34-39

Christ Brings Division

34“Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. 

I did not come to bring peace but a sword. 

35For I have come to ‘set[j] a man against his father

, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; 

36and ‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’ 

37He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. 

And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. 

38And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.

  39He who finds his life will lose it, 

and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.

morning by morning above the chaos

the heavens declare the glory of God

and the skies proclaim the work of His hands!

Ps.19:1