The Grands Letter (Pro/GLJ)
Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D. on September 29, 2020 2:09 pm (CST)Dear Grands,
Proverbs 3:25-33, “Do not devise harm against your neighbor, while he lives in security beside you.
30 Do not contend with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.
31 Do not envy a man of violence, and do not choose any of his ways.
32 For the crooked man is an abomination to the LORD; but He is intimate with the upright.
33 The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the dwelling of the righteous.”
The Proverbs literally overflow with wisdom! They often reach right into our lives and meet needs we
never realized we had. I have truly good neighbors. Next door on either side, across the street and over the fence behind, I’ve never had a problem with any of my neighbors!
Why would anyone devise harm against people who had never devised harm against him? I don’t know, but it happens. Why would anyone argue or complain about a neighbor when he had no cause? I don’t know, but that also happens! Is it possible that what we dislike in others actually arises from within ourselves? We contend because we are not contented. When we’re troubled deeply about a matter we cannot resolve, we become discontent because of a barking dog or loud music.
The biblical directive is that we NOT become violent like a crooked or devious person, because to do so is an abomination (detestable) to the LORD, whom we are positioned to serve. We are to be different from the world! If the LORD is our security, surely He can control the uncontrollable who live beside us. And if those beside us do not conform to His standard, “the curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked”; but the LORD blesses the house of the righteous.”
Join me in praising the LORD for good neighbors! Just think how your area, town or city could be totally transformed were we to trust Him to bless them with His presence! Prayer works, folks!
Heartily in Christ Jesus,
(Dado III)
Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America
“We never know that God is all we need
until He becomes all that we have.”
