DAILY TEXT, Today's Thursday March 23, Live in peace with everyone (Rom. 12:18).

DAILY TEXT, From Thursday March 23,  Live in peace with everyone (Rom. 12:18).

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Thursday March 23

Live in peace with everyone (Rom. 12:18).

What should we do if we realize that we have offended another Christian? We should sincerely pray to Jehovah and ask him to bless our efforts to make peace with him. In addition, we must spend time in self-examination. For example, we can ask ourselves, “Am I willing to swallow my pride, humbly apologize, and make amends? How will Jehovah and Jesus feel if I take the initiative and make peace with my brother or sister?” The answers can prompt us to listen to Jesus and approach our brother with humility to make peace. If we are going to talk to a brother to solve a problem, we must do it with a humble attitude (Eph. 4:2, 3). We must approach him in order to heal any wound in his heart. Let us remember that restoring peace with our brother is more important than seeing who did right or who did wrong (1 Cor. 6:7). w21.12 25-26 pars. 13-16.

According to Matthew 5:23, 24, what did Jesus say we must do?

In these verses, Jesus was talking about a very important moment for the Jews who were listening to him. Imagine that someone was in the temple about to give a priest an animal to sacrifice. If at that moment he remembered that his brother had something against him, he should leave the animal and get out of there. Because? What could be more important than offering a sacrifice to Jehovah? Jesus said clearly: "First make peace with your brother."

What steps did Jacob take to make peace with Esau?

We can learn valuable lessons about making amends by looking at an event in the life of the patriarch Jacob. When Jacob had been living away from his homeland for about 20 years, through an angel God commanded him to return (Gen. 31:11, 13, 38). But there was a problem: his older brother, Esau, had tried to kill him (Gen. 27:41). Jacob was “greatly afraid and distressed” to think that his brother still held a grudge against him (Gen. 32:7). What steps did Jacob take to make peace with his brother? First, he prayed from his heart to Jehovah. Second, he sent Esau a generous gift (Gen. 32:9-15). And third, when they finally came face to face, Jacob took the initiative and honored Esau. She bowed to him not once or twice, but seven times. With humility and respect, Jacob made peace with his brother (Gen. 33:3, 4).

What do we learn from Jacob's example?

We can learn a lesson from how Jacob prepared to meet his brother and how he addressed him. First, he humbly asked Jehovah for help. Afterwards, he acted in harmony with his prayer, doing everything in his power to make the meeting with Esau as pleasant as possible. And when she finally spoke to him, she didn't start arguing who was right. His goal was to make peace with his brother. How can we imitate his example?

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