Peacemaker or Troublemaker

2 Kings 17; 2 Chronicles 28; Psalm 46; James 3
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Peacemaker & Troublemaker

Scripture

James 3

17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere. 18 And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness.

Observation

Do you believe in the demonic world? Do you believe that the demonic world is what we fight against? James mentions that some of our behavior is influenced by the demonic world when he writes in James 3:14 “But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying. 15 For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic.

There is a lot of stuff happening all around us and we are ignorant if we don’t believe that there is spiritual warfare going on. It is true that the Devil is not able to be everywhere at the same time, but he has plenty of help. Lets not forget that he has one third of all the angels working for him right now.

There is a lot of evil in this world and it doesn’t all come from human beings. Satan is not all-powerful but he is the second most powerful and we need to know how to defend ourselves from his attacks.

Application

I will strive to be a peacemaker and not a troublemaker this week.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, help me be a peacemaker this week. Help me to see the tricks of the Devil and keep me from falling into his traps. Help me to “Be still … so that I can know that you are God! You will be honored by every nation. You will be honored throughout the world.”

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