Daily Devotion – Blessed are the Peacemakers – There’s a saying among dieters that goes, “If you want to wear a different pair of pants, you have to live a different way.” I guess it’s just another way of saying that you reap what you sow. If you sow sparingly you’ll reap sparingly, and if you sow generously will also reap generously.
With that, we’re wise to remember that sowing can have either a positive impact on your life or a negative one. For example, if you’re sowing discord, don’t be surprised when trouble comes to find you. Discord has a way of destroying relationships and causing division. It might feel good in the moment to loosen your tongue, but the shockwave of repercussion can leave long-term effects.
On the other hand, if you’re sowing peace you’ve begun the work of restoration, unity, and friendship. The Bible tells us,
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. (Matthew 5:9, KJV)
A great example of a peacemaker is found in 1 Samuel 25:2-42, where we read the story of David and Abigail. Abigail was a woman of good understanding and beauty, but most importantly, she was a peacemaker.
I won’t go through the entire story with you, because I want you to read it yourself, but as you do perhaps you will notice the seeds of peace she so generously sowed by avoiding conflict, working quietly to resolve the problem, and taking action where she could.
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And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace. (James 3:18, KJV)
Darlene Schacht and her husband Michael live in Manitoba Canada where the summers are beautiful and the winters are cold. Together they’ve come to learn that relationships aren’t always easy, but that marriage, the way God intended it to be, is a treasure worth fighting for.
She began her publishing journey about twelve years ago when she pioneered one of the first online magazines for Christian women, known at the time as “Christian Women Online Magazine.” After three years, Darlene left CWO to blog as a solo author at Time-Warp Wife Ministries.
It was also during this transition that she worked alongside actress Candace Cameron Bure to write the NYT Best-Selling book, Reshaping it All: Motivation for Spiritual and Physical Fitness. Reshaping it All was the winner of both the 2011 USA Best Book Awards and the 2012 Christian Reading Retailers Choice Awards.
Author of more than 15 books, Darlene continues to write and to minister to her readers through her blog at TimeWarpWife.com.
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You are loved by an almighty God,
Darlene Schacht
The Time-Warp Wife