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Where Would It End?
Yenny Kartika Official Writer
12341 Peter 2:23
When [Jesus] suffered, He did not threaten, but committed
Himself to Him who judges righteously.
Bible Reading
for a Year [bible]psalm91[/bible]; [bible]phili4[/bible]; [bible]psalm111[/bible];
[bible]psalm113[/bible]
Four-year-old Angelo wakes up and discovers that his new
beagle puppy has chewed up his plastic guitar. The little fellow has a fit of
grief. Mom’s nerves tighten. She snaps at husband Tony as he leaves for the
office.
Still feeling the unhappy send-off, Tony greets his
secretary with some cold and unreasonable instructions. She picks up the mood,
and at coffeebreak tells off a fellow secretary. At closing time the second
secretary tells her boss she’s ready to quit.
An hour-and-a-half later, after fighting heavy traffic,
the boss walks into his house and blurts out an angry word to little Nelson,
who had left his bike in the driveway. Nelson runs to his room, slams the door,
and kicks his Scottish terrier.
Where does it all end? Each person may think he or she
had reason to be upset. But what was needed in this imaginary situation was one
person who would absorb unjust treatment without lashing out.
This is when Christians have a unique opportunity. By
knowing the Father’s will, by heeding the Son’s example, and by relying on the
Spirit’s help, we can endure bad treatment in order to show others a better
way. In chain reactions of frustration and anger, we can be where it all ends.
When you're wronged, don't do what comes naturally; do what comes supernaturally.
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