Sowing Seeds of Peace

Meditations on

Staying In the Grace for Today 

January 20, 2026

Sowing Seeds of Peace

‘Plant the good seeds of righteousness,

    and you will harvest a crop of love.

Hosea 10:12 

We are seeking to stay in God’s grace for today. One of the best ways to remain in God’s grace is to consciously be about the business of His Kingdom. Looking to the Beatitudes helps us focus on Kingdom values. For instance, Jesus said, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” (Matthew 5:9 NRSV) How can we sow seeds of peace?

I have a friend who carries packages of M&M’S in her purse. She gives them out to random people she encounters during the day, and in every instance receives a smile in return. In Romans 14, and again in 1 Thessalonians 5, Paul instructs us to encourage each other and build each other up. We can make a conscious effort to be encouragers of those we encounter each day, especially those who may be serving us in some way.

Remember when Jesus taught about the farmer? Jesus said the Kingdom of God is like a farmer who scatters seed on the ground and while he’s asleep the seed sprouts and grows, but the farmer does not understand how it happens. (Mark 4:26-27) In the same way, we can sow kindness, we can offer encouragement, we can consciously seek to edify those we encounter each day. Good things will happen. We don’t need to know how or why they happen. We just get to participate in God’s Kingdom as His peacemakers.

My Takeaway: As I begin this day, I am recalling how I felt when someone encouraged me or expressed appreciation for my work. Today, I am asking God to order my steps and lead me to pass on this gift of grace.

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

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