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Friday... Yes, it is a good thing.


Psalms 133:1 (NIRV), "How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in peace."

Friday... Yes, it is a good thing.

It seems that King David was in constant battle and he writes in Psalms 133:1 (NIRV) of something he wanted but didn't see very much. Now the reason why David wasn't given the task by God to build God's Temple was because he was a man of war. Even in his family he was in constant conflict. And maybe that is where so many of us are today. David writes in Psalms 133:1 (NIRV), "How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in peace." Yes, maybe that is how some today feel.


Now David's son, Solomon was the writer of the next book in the Old Testament, the book of Proverbs and he says in 13:3 (NLT) some good wisdom as to how to deal with living together in peace. He says, "Those who control their tongue will have a long life; opening your mouth can ruin everything." And that is so true especially in our families. But we can't leave our mouths shut and we shouldn't.

But in verse 10 he writes, the problem, "Pride leads to conflict; those who take advice are wise." The Amplified Bible Translation says, "Through pride and presumption comes nothing but strife, but [skillful and godly] wisdom is with those who welcome [well-advised] counsel."

Now one of the problems is we want to be the one who constantly is giving counsel and it isn't well-advised because it is from a heart of pride.

Verse 13 (NLT) says, "People who despise advice are asking for trouble; those who respect a command will succeed."

Now the Amplified Bible gets to the point. It says, "Whoever despises the word and counsel [of God] brings destruction upon himself, but he who [reverently] fears and respects the commandment [of God] will be rewarded." Let me say that again, "but he who [reverently] fears and respects the commandment [of God] will be rewarded." And that is where peace starts. It starts with God.

And as Paul starting his letter to Philemon says, in 1:3 (NLT), "May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace." And that is where it starts and continues. Yes, we need grace and peace and it comes from God through Christ! Yes yes! #todaysbeginning


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