PUTTING DOWN OUR SWORDS
Today's reading: 2 Samuel 1-4

"Abner shouted down to Joab, Must we always solve our differences with swords? Don't you realize the only thing we will gain is bitterness toward each other? When will you call off your men from chasing their Israelite brothers?" 2 Samuel 2:26 NLT

There is right and wrong.

There are stands that must be taken.

There are times when we must do/say what we must do/say regardless of how it might be accepted.

But it's not all the time and it's not every day.

No, I'm not saying we need to back down from our morals. That's not it at all!

What I get from reading this passage today is that sometimes we need to allow God to step in and do the work.

No words. No swords. No hard feelings. No bitterness. No winners. No losers. No wrong attitudes. No muscles flexed. No angry stares. No sides.

Prayer.

Simply, prayer.

A clean-cut, few words, prayer...

Lord, help me to be righteous, not just right. Amen