Seek Peace and Pursue It
For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech. They must turn from evil and do good; they 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 Gracious Lord Jesus, my friend and my King, Peter quotes Psalm 34:12-16 and reminds us if we love life and want to see good days, here's how. First, I am to keep my tongue from evil and my lips from deceitful speech. James 3:6 explains what happens when I don't control my tongue, "It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one's life on fire..." We're seeing that in our world today. People being fired from good jobs because they didn't keep their tongue from evil. They gave into the temptation to speak deceitful speech. I can destroy trust and ruin my reputation with just a single sentence, 280 ...