People Today Be Like…
While reading in the book of Hebrews, I came to this verse: “Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord” Hebrews 12:14
I got to thinking about our culture lately, and that most people don’t pursue peace, but the opposite. People are confrontational, argumentative, divided, etc., which brought to my mind what the Apostle Paul said in 2 Timothy 3:1-5 about what people will be like “in the last days”, we must be in the last days he was referring to.
If we are to pursue peace with all people, and holiness (set apart or different in a godly way) so people can get a glimpse of what Jesus is like, then we probably have the best opportunity in history to do so. Look at the passage in 2 Timothy 3:1-5 and consider being the opposite:
| People today be like: | You be like: |
| Lovers of themselves | Love others |
| Lovers of money | Not greedy, generous, trusts God’s promises |
| Boasters | Praise others |
| Proud | Humble |
| Blaspheme or curse people and God | Respect people and God |
| Disobedient to parents | Obey and honor parents and elders |
| Unthankful | Thankful |
| Unholy | Holy (rise above the norm) |
| Unloving | Loving |
| Unforgiving | Forgiving |
| Slanderers | Uplifting and respectful |
| Without self-control | Self-controlled |
| Brutal | Graceous |
| Despisers of good | Promote and do good |
| Traitors | Patriotic, pray for our leaders |
| Reckless and Rash | Responsible and thoughtful |
| Conceited | Unselfish & others-centered |
| Lovers of pleasure | Lovers of God |
| Fake godliness | Genuine godliness |
| Denying God’s power | Pointing out God’s power |
And when people notice how different you are (in a positive way), you can point to Jesus as the reason as Peter said in 1 Peter 3:15.
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