1Thessalonians 5:15 reads, “Make sure that nobody pays

1Thessalonians 5:15 reads, “Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.” Wrong…

May 28, 2025

1Thessalonians 5:15 reads, “Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.” Wrong means not correct or true; incorrect—unjust, dishonest, illegal, or immoral. Let me ask you this: If you are wronged, do you become a tit-for-tat kind of person? For example, when driving in your car and you get cut off by a person, do you show them the finger—honk—scream at the person? Or do you just waive and say, “I’m sorry!” How do you handle the situation? Is road rage a part of how you respond? Or you respond with goodness and politeness? Where you kill people with kindness and you do what is right? Maybe we all might need to take inventory on this one. How we respond to frustrating situations! God Bless. Amen.

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