This chapter is full of so many insightful truths. Here's a couple that spoke to me:
1. Humility - verses 1-5 give a great explantion of what to do when you have found yourself at someonelse's mercy. If you have said something to get yourself in trouble, go to that person and plead with them. Do it quickly too!
2. Work Hard - Be like an ant? Ants can carry 10 to 50 times their weight. They work all day with nobody telling them what to do. God wants us to work and work hard. It was his intention for us since creation. So don't be lazy and remember, you work for the Lord!
There are so many things to learn in this chapter. Verses 16-19 talk about things that the Lord hates! That is a list that is worth taking note of and remembering. Verse 19 is especially sobering as it says God hates, "..one who sows discourse among brothers." Christians focus too much on behavioral changes to make us look good to non-believers, when this verse tells us that God wants us to at a minimum just get along. In fact, He hates it when we cause believers to not get along. Strong words to remember when you are struggling to get along with someone. Maybe we should stop worrying about ourselves and start looking at how we treat others.
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