2 Chronicles 7:1-22; Ezekiel 32:1-32; John 11:55-12:19
Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. Psalm 119:165
I…have always a conscience void of offense toward God, and toward men. Acts 24:16
We need to be careful in our relationships with other believers, neither giving offense nor being easily offended. Even small offenses can disrupt the unity of God’s people. Paul exhorted Euodia and Syntyche to “be of the same mind in the Lord” (Phil. 4:2). Someone has said that their names could be “Odious” and “Sin-touchy” because of their disharmony. Let us walk in newness of life, and “as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men” (Rom. 12:18).
—E. C. B.
Blest be the tie that binds our hearts in Christian love;
The fellowship of kindred minds, is like to that above. —John Fawcett