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Seek Peace And Pursue It

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Becoming Like Christ – Day 28 – 1 Peter 3:10-12 – Seek Peace And Pursue It – Growing As Disciples

For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech. He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”            1 Peter 3:10-12 (NIV)

See Many Good Days

What would that look like? What would what look like? What would a good day look like? Would you like to love life and see good days? Yes of course, who wouldn’t want to love life and see many good days? Then wouldn’t it be important for you to have some idea of what a good day would look like? Yes, it would, I can see that now. Your question does make sense. Your question is worthy of considerable thought and needs a good answer. Yes, it does. I would describe a good day as one that is good and pleasing to you. It is the desire of my heart to do what is pleasing to you. If I had a day that was successful in that regard, I would call it a very good day. I would very much like to live many of those kinds of good days. Can you describe that kind of day a little more clearly? Yes, I can. If I keep my heart and mind and life away from evil that would be part of a very good day. If I turned from evil and did good, that would also be part of a very good day. If I sought peace and eagerly pursued it by working for it, that would again be part of a very good day. Basically, any good day, would be one in which I went and did your will and lived the life you are calling me to live. A good day would include bearing fruit for your kingdom and bringing glory to your name. Most importantly, a very good day would include and require me to live in a close and intimate relationship with you. None of what I have described would be remotely possible unless I lived and walked closely with you. Why is that? Apart from you, I can do nothing. Without you, living a good day would not be possible! That’s true.

I love you with all my heart and mind and soul and strength. It is the desire of my heart to live and walk in an intimate relationship with you. I want to hear your voice. I want to go where you guide me. I want to do what you ask of me. Nothing would please me more than to live out many good days with and for you. Nothing would thrill me more than for you to give me prayers to pray that would be your delight to hear and answer. Use my life for your glory. Bear fruit through my life for my kingdom. Use me to accomplish your purposes and fulfill your plans. Let me see many of these kinds of good days with you. Yes, you will, you can be sure of that. I will hear and answer your prayers. You will see many good days with me both now and forever. Thank you, Lord.

Lord, I know your eyes are on me. You can see and hear all I think, say, and do. Help me to seek peace, do good and live a righteous life that is pleasing to you. Give me prayers to pray that it will be your delight to hear and answer. Help me to bear fruit for you. Amen

Key Question…  How are you making it your continual practice to turn away from evil to do good?

Living It Out…  Make it your continual practice to seek peace, do good and live a righteous life so the Lord can answer your prayers.

Seeing It Happen…  Have faith that the Lord will hear and answer your prayers as you seek peace, do good, and live a righteous life.

Get Ready To Share…  Share with another person or your small group how you are seeking peace, doing good and living a righteous life.

Prayer To Bless Others…  May you seek peace, do good and live the righteous life the Lord has called you to live.

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Attentive To Their Prayer

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The Prayer Filled Life – Day 71 – 1 Peter 3:8-12 – Attentive To Their Prayer – Growing As Disciples

Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble.  Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.  For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.  He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.   (NIV)

Attentive To Your Prayer

Do you want me to be attentive to your prayer? Do you want to pray prayers that I will hear and answer? Yes, I want you to be attentive to my prayer. Yes, I want you to hear and answer my prayers. Is something required of me? Is there something that I must do if I want my prayers to be heard and answered? Not exactly as you are thinking. I have called you to live a righteous life. I expect that you will live that life. What does living a righteous life look like? I have called you to live in sympathetic, loving, compassionate and humble harmony with others. You will never repay evil with evil or insult with insult. You have been called to be a blessing. As you bless the lives of others, I will bless your life both now and forever. You will love life and see many good days as you keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceptive speech. As you love and follow and serve me you will always be turning away from evil to do good. In fact, with all your thoughts and words and actions, you will be seeking and pursing peace in all your relationships. As you live this kind of life my eyes will be on you. My favor will be with you. My hand will be on you. As you live this life, you will be living in an intimate relationship with me. Out of your life with me, will come prayers that will have my ear. You will prayer prayers that I will hear and answer.  As you live out your calling, as you live your life with and for me, I will be attentive to your prayer. Now, I understand. Now, I get it. I will live this life you are calling me to live. Then I will pray prayers that come out of our life together. That is very good.

Lord, in all my thoughts and words and actions, I will live the righteous life that you have called me to live. I will live in sympathetic, compassionate, and humbly harmony with others. Help me to love life and see many good days. Help me to richly bless others. Amen

Key Question…  What kind of life must you live if you want the Lord to hear and answer your prayers?

Living It Out…  In all your thoughts and words and actions, live out the righteous life the Lord has called you to live.

Seeing It Happen…  Have faith that the Lord will hear and answer your prayers as you live the righteous life, He has called you to live.

Get Ready To Share…  Share with another person or your small group how the Lord has been hearing and answering your prayers.

Prayer To Bless Others…  May you live the righteous life you have been called to live so the Lord can hear and answer your prayers.

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Seek Peace

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For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech. He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.” 1 Peter 3:10-12 (NIV)

Peacemaker

Do you want to live the life that I have called you to live? Yes, of course I want to live the life that you have called me to live. Do you want to enjoy life and see many good days? Yes, who would not want that? Do you want me to hear and answer your prayers? Most of all I want you to hear and answer my prayers. Why is that? I want to know you. I want to love you with all my heart and mind and soul and strength. I want to live in a close and intimate relationship with you. I want to hear your voice. I want to know and do your will. In every way I want to do what pleases you. When you asked, “Do you want me to hear and answer you prayers?” I was not thinking that you asked, “Do you want me to give you everything you ask for?” What were you thinking? I was thinking of living in a back and forth conversation with you. My prayers are a conversation with you. I want to draw near to you. I want you to draw near to me. I want to talk to you. I want you to talk to me. That is very good. Isn’t that a desire that you have put into my heart? Yes, it is.

There are some things that you must do with your life if you want to live in a close and intimate relationship with me. You have my full attention. Oh no, you have my full attention. You tell me what you must do. I thought you might say that. I must turn away from evil and do good. How will that be demonstrated? I will keep a very close guard over the words of my mouth. I will keep my lips from speaking evil. I will use the words of my mouth for doing good. How will that be demonstrated? The words of my mouth will be an expression of seeking and pursuing peace. I will not allow my words to fan flames of conflict. My words will lead to peace. You will use my words to bring about peace. Yes, I will. What else? I’m not sure what else there is to say. I know that turning away from evil and pursuing peace will allow me to love life, see many good days and live the life that you have called me to live. Yes, it will. There is more. You will hear my prayers. Yes, I will. Many of our conversations will be about you using me as a peacemaker in the world. You want me to be a peacemaker. Yes, I do. That is how I will use your life. That is how you will learn to love life and see many good days. You will be a peacemaker for me.

Lord, I will turn away from evil and do good. I will seek peace and pursue it. I will keep a close guard over the words that come out of my mouth. I want to love the life you have given me to live with and for you. Hear and answer my prayers as I follow you. Amen

Key Question…  How are you turning from evil, doing good, and seeking and pursing peace in all your relationships?

Living It Out… Turn from evil and do good as you seek and pursue peace in all your relationships.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that the Lord will give you good days as you turn from evil, do good, and seek peace and pursue.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how you are seeking and pursuing peace in all your relationships.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you turn from evil and do good as you seek and pursue peace.

For today’s complete 4 page Discipleship Devotional Study Guide click here:

Character – 1 Peter 3-10-12 – Seek Peace – 4 Page Discipleship Devotional Study Guide

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