The God of Peace.

Heb 13:20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, 

Heb 13:21 Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever.

The God of peace.

Rom_15:33  Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.

Rom_16:20  And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

Php_4:9  Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

1Th_5:23  And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

We need the God of peace with us!

Php 4:8  Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. 

Think on these things.

We need to learn to think on the things of God but Satan surrounds us with so much that would draw us away from God.

What is true. What is honest. What is just. What is pure. What is lovely. What is of good report. What is virtuous. What is praiseworthy.

When we think on things that aren't true, things that aren't honest, things that aren't pure, things that aren't lovely, things that aren't of good report, things that aren't virtuous, things that aren't praiseworthy- then we are NOT thinking on the things of God.

Truth, honesty, purity, lovely, good, virtuous, praise- things that are in very short supply in our world, in our lives. We are surrounded by so much that glorifies lying, impurity, bad, dishonesty, deception, things we could never praise God for. Daily we can be bombarded by this stuff in many ways.  We need to think on things God would have us think on!

God doesn't want us focusing on the bad, He knows it's out there in our world, but He doesn't want us to wrap the bad things about us like a cloak of justification for our not trusting in Him for all things working together for good to us who love the Lord. 

Rom_8:28  And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

God of Peace.

When our lives seem anything but peaceful, we have to cling tightly to God and HIS PEACE. Our hope is in CHRIST- not in good days, good feelings, easy times and happiness right here and now. Christ wants us to look heavenward all the while Satan is determined to get us to look only at the here and now. Satan wants us to wallow in the now as if it's all there is, Satan is a liar. 

More on this tomorrow by the grace and will of God! All through the love of Jesus Christ our Lord, our Savior now and forever!