Sunday, July 16, 2017

God's Peace, Not My Peace.

Eph 6:23  Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 

Joh 14:27  Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. 

Col 3:15  And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful

Php 4:7  And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 

Isa 26:3  Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. 

Eph 2:17  And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. 
Eph 2:18  For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.

Isa 57:19  I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him

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Peace. We talked a little bit about peace yesterday. I honestly wished it was as easy to follow the knowledge we receive as it was to write about it. I intellectually understand what it means to have God's peace, but putting that understanding into practice is another matter.  It is so difficult to find peace in a crisis, at least for me. I'm struggling and I need my Lord and Savior to open my heart to His will, to let the Holy Spirit show me the way to His peace amidst the worst times. I don't like letting my current situation cause disquiet in me, panic in me, anxiety in me, exhaustion and dismay in me. I pray to be strong in the Lord, to be able to look to Him as my Hope, my Rock, my Stronghold, my Fortress, my King, my Savior, my God. I have to stop looking at myself for these things because I HAVEN'T the ability to bring myself peace.

I need this-- as I was reminded--

Joh 14:27  Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. 

I need this peace He can leave with me, the peace He can give to me, peace that the world cannot give to me. I need to not let my heart be troubled, or afraid.

Please, Lord help me to look outward for my strength not inward as if I should have some special ability to give myself peace. Let Your peace live in me. Let me cling to You, growing ever closer to You and further away from myself. All through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior now and forever!




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