Gentleness
"Jesus said, 'My friend, go ahead and do what you have come for.' Then the others grabbed Jesus and arrested him. One of the men with Jesus pulled out a sword and slashed off an ear of the high priest's servant. 'Put away your sword,' Jesus told him. 'Those who use the sword will be killed by the sword. Don't you realize that I could ask my Father for thousands of angels to protect us and he would send them instantly? But if I did, how would the scriptures be fulfilled that describe what must happen now?'" Matthew 26:50-54 As the tires spun wildly, the truck made absolutely no forward progress. The snow and ice were not impressed with horsepower or towing capacity. As the tires began to smoke, I caught myself saying, "Gentle ... gentle ... gentle" Why? Simply, the faster the tires spun the less traction they had. The power needed to be restrained. In our verses for the day, we see this same principle at work. ...