Philippians 2:14-16 Do all things without murmurings and disputings:… How do you suppose that old gentleman in the picture came to have such an unpleasant look? Because all his life he must have been a grumbling man. Remember that you are now making the features you will have in twenty years' time. There is nothing that tells on the features so much as grumbling and discontent and fault finding. Why, the moment you look upon some people you say, "What a discontented person that is!" The way to grow beautiful is by trying, in a loving, gentle spirit, to make others happy. That was the way with Jesus. He never murmured. Sometimes He had to go without food, but He knew that His Father would not forget Him. Sometimes people said very hard things of Him, but He never murmured. He just thought, "They don't know better, poor things! if they did, they would not say such things." He was always happy, because He was always trying to make other people happy. And once you become busy in that way you won't have any time to be unhappy yourself. Pray to the dear Lord Jesus to give you His Spirit, to help you to do all things without murmurings and disputings; and the way to keep that spirit when you have got it is — try to be glad when others are glad. (J. R. Howat.) Parallel Verses KJV: Do all things without murmurings and disputings: |
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