Embrace Life and Please God!

 

1 Peter 3:8-12 from The Message. 

I really like the way these verses are expressed in the paraphrase, The Message: 

"Summing up: Be agreeable, be sympathetic, be loving, be compassionate, be humble. That goes for all of you - no exceptions. No retaliation. No sharp-tongued sarcasm. Instead - bless. That's your job, to bless. You'll be a blessing as well as get a blessing.

Whoever wants to embrace life and see the day  fill up  with good, here's what you do:  say nothing evil nor hurtful; snub evil and cultivate good, run after peace for all you're worth.

God looks on all this with approval."

And so that is how we embrace life and please God!

What a wonderful God  we have - He makes all He wants so clear and simple. He doesn't  play games - no 'hide and seek' and no scary threats - He just  loves us  and wants us  to love each other!