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LAS


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When Imperium uses these words, “DO NO HARM”, my mind goes to the verses found in 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 where Jabez is calling on God, saying,

Oh, that You would bless me indeed,
and enlarge my territory,
that Your hand would be with me,
and that You would keep me from evil,
that I may not cause pain!

“The best-selling book "The Prayer of Jabez - Breaking Through to the Blessed Life" by Bruce Wilkinson elaborates on this story, claiming that using such a prayer can result in a better life.

Wilkinson makes it clear from the outset that he is not advocating a formula prayer to somehow coerce God into granting His blessing, rather it takes clearly into account the heart-set and motivations of the person praying and his or her relationship with God.

That You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain.

Jabez prayed that in receiving God's blessings that he would not fall into the temptation that happens to many successful people, and that also evil people may not try to harm him.

This also relates to the phrase in the Lord's Prayer: "Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." It is a similar request.

But also, temptation and evil can lead a person to harm others, as well as themselves. This part of the prayer asks to prevent doing harm or causing pain.”

 

"DO NO HARM"



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This tendency to do harm is particularly prevalent when $$$ or wealth replaces or becomes "God" or the focal point, the purpose.

We've created a false hierarchy that focuses on material possessions as a reflection of our self worth and level of importance, our power. Then greed and corruption have a tendency to creep in and undermine the truth of our worth.

This is why it's so incumbent upon us to stay focused on a new higher vision, on Truth, Beauty, freedom and Love. Compassion, kindness, forgiven, shared prosperity, cooperation, solutions, win-win. To use the money for the highest good, to create a world that works for all humanity. To do good works and purposeful and holy deeds.

We are all ONE ... connected in spirit, in essence, in a vast web of life that inherently moves towards a state of harmony, peace and balance. So we are indeed our brothers/sister' keeper. Ultimately what we do for others we do for ourselves.

To take seriously these words: "do unto others as you would have them do unto you."



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That should always be our prayer, to "Be kind one to another" & not harm

people that Our Father loves! Sometimes telling them the truth hurts

them, but if we love them, we must!



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