Mature or still a babe?

"Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing." (I Peter 3:8-9)

As we read the above verse and break down what is being said can we answer the following questions honestly? Are you living in harmony with others? Are you being sympathetic towards others? Are you compassionate and humble? These are commands from the word of God! If we are striving towards full devotion we must abide by them! Is it easy to live in harmony with others? Is it always easy to love and be humble? Not exactly but Christ has given us the power through Him to do these things.

When people pay you evil are you tempted to do evil back? When people insult you (yes even Christians) do you retaliate and throw insults back? If we do we are putting ourselves on the same level as the one doing the insulting. We deceive ourselves if we think we are anything less than worldly and babes in Christ! When people say and do evil to us we are to repay them not with the same evil or insult but with blessing! We are called to do this!

Leave outcomes to Christ who alone knows all and is the one who is completely just!