Can you hear Gomer Pyle, United States Marine Corps, saying, "Surprise, Surprise, Surprise!" to his beloved Sargeant Carter? He took a lot of verbal abuse from his sargeant, but continued to believe the best in him, continued to support him, continued to maintain a positive attitude, and continued to delight in blessing his sargeant with nice surprises! :)
(One surprise for many of you regarding yesterday's devotional is that as best as I can determine, NONE OF THE TRIVIA QUESTIONS WERE TRUE! Just goes to show how we can be so sure we are right sometimes, even when we either are going on hearsay, or relying on a faulty memory.)
But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so? Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
(Mat 5:44-48)
Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous; not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing. (1Pe 3:8-9)
So why don't you try pleasantly surprising someone with a blessing this weekend that normally wouldn't expect one from you. Maybe even someone that in your eyes doesn't deserve a blessing.
And if you do that, please send me an e-mail and share what happens.
Yours in Him,
Pastor B.
pastorbaron@cfl.rr.com
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