FROM TODAY'S READING...
"It is best to preserve the peace, that it be not broken; but the next best is, if differences do happen, with all speed to accommodate them, and quench the fire that has broken out."
Matthew Henry (1662-1714)
Pastor and commentator
Genesis 13:5-9 (NLT) Lot, who was traveling with Abram, had also become very wealthy with flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, and many tents. But the land could not support both Abram and Lot with all their flocks and herds living so close together. So disputes broke out between the herdsmen of Abram and Lot...
Finally Abram said to Lot, “Let’s not allow this conflict to come between us or our herdsmen. After all, we are close relatives! The whole countryside is open to you. Take your choice of any section of the land you want, and we will separate. If you want the land to the left, then I’ll take the land on the right. If you prefer the land on the right, then I’ll go to the left.”
Proverbs 17:14 (NLT) Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate, so stop before a dispute breaks out.
Romans 12:18 (NLT) Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone.
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