Today is the Sixth Day of the Biblical Week. It is Preparation Day. Let us finish all our work for the week, tie up all loose ends and prepare to enter into a time of Sabbath Rest starting at sunset this evening.
On this Preparation Day, I am reminded by 1 Peter chapter 3 to guard my words, to refrain from speaking evil, to turn away from evil and do good, and to seek, nay, even pursue peace.
The Apostle calls upon the disciples to do this if they "would love life and see good days".
- 1 Peter 3:10 - 12 WEB World English Bible
- 10 For, 'He who would love life, And see good days, Let him keep his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking deceit.
- 11 Let him turn away from evil, and do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it.
- 12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And his ears open to their prayer; But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.'
Verses 10 to 12 in the above passage is a quotation from Psalm 34:12 - 16a in the Masoretic texts (Psalm 33:13 - 17a in the Septuagint), as shown below:
- Psalm 34:12 - 16a KJV King James Version
- 12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
- 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
- 14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
- 15 The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
- 16 The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, . . .
- Psalm 33:13 - 17a LXX Septuagint Brenton
- 13 What man is there that desires life, loving to see good days?
- 14 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
- 15 Turn away from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
- 16 The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer:
- 17 but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil, . . .
I wrote about this passage briefly in my devotional blog last October, link below:
Brothers and Sisters in the Anointed One, let us, as many as would love life and would see good days, keep ourselves from speaking evil and from deceit. Then the eyes of the LORD will be upon us, and his ears will be open to our cry.
