Contemplative Bible Reading

Romans 12:21 (New Living Translation)

Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good.

Let’s try to reassess God’s advice here. Well, maybe let’s not.

Don’t defeat evil—a negative—by removing it (another negative). Instead, defeat evil—a negative—by adding good (a positive).

• Perhaps it is better to be for something than to be against something.
• Perhaps positive thinking is better.
• Perhaps I should concentrate on good instead of evil.
• Perhaps this list could go on for the rest of my life.

Funny how five little words from God can take me a lifetime to understand and apply.