Proverbs 11
Be a Person of Peace and Bless Your City!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Tuesday, October 17.
The good fruit of revival inside a local church must be experienced by those outside the four walls of the church building. When the people of God are awakened by the Holy Spirit, we are to bring the transformative power of God’s grace with us everywhere we go, bringing flourishing to the communities in which we live. Jesus’ church is called to gather in every locality of the world, experiencing the blessing of His presence, so that we may bring the message of God’s peace, the ministry of reconciliation, to others. We are instructed to start with those closest to us, in our families, neighborhoods, schools, workplaces, and centers of community life. The people of God have been blessed to be a blessing, as Proverbs 11:10-11 describes, “When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting. By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.”
You are to have a healthy relationship with the city in which you live: to be a hope-bearer in word and deed. Proverbs 11 is a contrast between those who are living for God and those who are not, as Solomon summarized in verses 30-31, “The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who is wise wins souls. If the righteous will be rewarded in the earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!” There are consequences to how you live your life. You are not intended to be an island unto yourself. What are the practical ways you are blessing your community? Are you praying for your city and its leaders?
Seize the moment and apply the wisdom of Proverbs 11: be a person of peace and bless your city with good fruit!
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