Peter's Picks

The Perfect 7-day Diet – Peter’s Picks

‘When Offences Come’

Day 1: Ecclesiastics 7:21, 22 – look at yourself – “Don’t eavesdrop on others – you may hear your servant curse you. For you know how often you yourself have cursed others.”

Day 2: Colossians 3:13 – forgive – “Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.”

Day 3: Hebrews 12:15 – don’t hold on to it – “Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many.”

Day 4: Ephesians 4:30 – don’t grieve GOD – “And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption.”

Day 5: Proverbs 19:11 – overlook – “Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.”

Day 6: Ephesians 4:23 – maintain unity – “Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes.”

Day 7: 1 Peter 2:23 – look to GOD – “He did not retaliate when he was insulted, nor threaten revenge when he suffered. He left his case in the hands of God, who always judges fairly.”

** Verses taken from the New Living Translation