Biweekly Devotional 3-5-2026

Published by Pastor Harry Zuraski in Biweekly Devotional · Thursday 05 Mar 2026 · 1:30
Tags: Biweekly, Devotional

1 Peter 3:8 – 9

8 Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. 9 Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

We live in a world that thrives on conflict. We not only follow the Old Testament principle of "an eye for an eye," but also believe in responding with greater force than received. We think that fear is the best way to keep people from mistreating us. Because of this way of thinking, there can only be escalating conflict in which there can be no end.

How does this compare to this scripture and the teachings of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount. Are we not called to turn the other cheek, to love your enemies and pray for those that persecute you. How is this possible? That is where the first verse comes in. It starts with loving one another and the acknowledgement that we are all in need of God’s grace. Being humble and removing the log from our own eye before we try to remove the speck from our neighbors. Choosing to end conflict instead of fueling it. This is the way that we shine the light of God’s love into this dark world.