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The Wood is Missing

26 Tuesday Oct 2021

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For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth (Prov. 26:20, ASV).

It is hard for people to stop talking. It is no less hard when it involves Christians. People enjoy talking, and this may include talking about others when others ought not to be talked about.

Sometimes when Christians talk about other people, they stoke the fire. Fires stoked, wounds are deep, and memories are long. Separation occurs and other problems are generated.

Remove the wood from the fire, the fire dies, and the problems begin to move toward a resolution. Maybe not on its own, but certainly not if wood is thrown on the fire.

That is What Jesus Did

11 Tuesday Feb 2014

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It is so easy to allow the words of others to defeat us. In John 7, Jesus could have allowed the words spoken by others to defeat, or even shape Him if He desired to be controlled by them. “Then the Jews sought Him at the feast, and said, ‘Where is He?’ And there was much complaining among the people concerning Him. Some said, ‘He is good’; others said, ‘No, on the contrary, He deceives the people. However, no one spoke openly of Him for fear of the Jews” (John 7:11-13, NKJV). There was much confusion surrounding what the people thought about Jesus. Sometimes it is that way with regard to us. Since we can’t control what others think – what shall we do? We want to be sure that when others interpret what they see and hear the only “material” given them is that which glorifies the Lord. That is what Jesus did and we need to do the same.