Read: 2 Chronicles 20:1; Romans 9:13
Who were the Moabites, Ammonites and Edomites? Friends or foe to the Jewish people? Look back in Genesis to the life of Esau. Whose brother was he? Why was he so upset at Jacob? What did he want to do to him? What is true of Jacob (Israel)? Hatred always leads to destruction. If you have a root of bitterness or hatred in your heart, let it go. Pray about that today.
Read: Galatians 5:15
What does this verse mean? How have you struggled with backbiting, with using your tongue for not so godly speech? What does the verse suggest will happen to the person who gossip or complains about others at church? Don’t think that by gossipping or backbiting that you will feel better. The opposite is actually true. It will begin to devour (destroy) you from the inside out. Today, pray for that person that you have been ‘biting’. Watch how your relationship with the person changes.
Read: Galatians 5:13-15
What command is the entire law tied to? How are you doing with loving your neighbor? Anyone that is a thorn in your side? How have you treated that neighbor up to this point? Think about ways that you will humbly serve others this week - especially that pesky neighbor