Hello everyone,
How are you doing on this day? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord. We thank God because we have not been given the spirit of bondage again to fear, but the spirit of adoption whereby we cry Abba, Father (Romans 8v15). Praise the Lord. The Bible says in John 14v27:
“Peace I leave with you; My [own] peace I now give and bequeath to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. [Stop allowing yourself to be agitated and disturbed; and do not permit yourselves to be fearful and intimidated and cowardly and unsettled.]” John 14v27 (Amplified Version)
“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.” John 14v27 (King James Version)
Imagine you wake up in the middle of the night, and everyone else in the house has gone to bed. You realize that you have a bit of a deadline to meet, something to hand in, in less than an hour. You might get a bit agitated – will I make it in time, why did I go to sleep for this long, oh no, oh this, oh that. You also realize that you are quite thirsty, but you remember something your brother told you that when he went downstairs at night once, the dog outside the house barked at him, and you still have your deadline to meet. So you begin to feel a bit disturbed, and unsettled. Now while this might seem like a small situation, project it into other things in your life – a phone call from your boss or teacher when you have not finished an assignment that was given, an exam which you don’t think you have studied enough for, a serious talk with your parents about your next steps in life e.g. job, marriage e.t.c., … anything.
Many times we let ourselves become agitated, disturbed, fearful, intimidated, cowardly and unsettled. Jesus is saying – stop. Don’t permit it. Just as we know that we have the Holy Spirit here dwelling with us, and in us, (John 14v17) and He is our Helper, our Teacher, our Advocate, our Intercessor, and we rely and trust in Him to be that, so also He is saying that I have given you this gift called My peace. How does His peace look? It is certainly not the sort that makes Him bold one moment, and cowardly the next; or settled one moment and unsettled the next. It is such that enables one to sleep in the midst of the storm, when others are frightened and trembling that they might perish. And it is such that enables you to slip out (not shaking ) in the midst of those who want you dead.
Activate it. How? Don’t let your heart become agitated, disturbed, fearful, intimidated, cowardly and unsettled – through things you feel, see, hear, speak peace to yourself. Another way is through prayer (you believe it is yours) and say –
Father, I thank You for Your peace, Your peace which passeth all understanding. I thank You for the peace You have given me, which is not as the world giveth. I accept Your peace O God. I live in perpetual peace. My heart you shall not be and are not permitted to be agitated, disturbed, fearful, cowardly, intimidated and unsettled. I have peace from God, in Jesus name I pray, amen. Thank You for Your peace O Lord. Thank You Jesus for giving me Your peace.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Saturday, March 14, 2009
15th of March, 2009 – Peace (2)
15th of March, 2009 – Peace (2)
Many a times, if we are rest assured that God is fine with us, then we are settled, we are at peace. If we have the confident assurance that God is backing us up, has got our back, and is handling our case, then we are at peace. The devil wants to keep us from being at peace, by making us feel bad about things, having some self-imposed guilt, and being apart from our Father God. God on the other hand wants us to come unto Him if we are weary and heavy laden and He will give us rest (). One verse I especially like is from Psalm 62v8 which says – “Trust in Him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before Him: God is a refuge for us.”
Have you ever poured out your heart before someone? You told them how you really felt. What was going through your mind, how you said this, and you felt bad, and someone else said that, and you thought how could you, and you come out of that conversation feeling as if, wow, it was good to tell you how I really felt. It was good to tell you what was on my mind, on my heart. That is how God wants us to be with Him, and that is what the devil wants to prevent from happening. The Bible says in Philippians 4v6-7 that:
“Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God.
And God’s peace [shall be yours, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace] which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4v6-7 (Amplified Version).
Hallelujah. Are you troubled, anxious, fretting, disturbed, unsettled, feeling intimidated, or agitated about something. Don’t be. Take it to God in prayer. Tell Him about it. Pour out your heart to Him. Make definite requests. Let Him know your wants, and don’t ever forget to thank Him. And then His peace will come and shall GARRISON and MOUNT GUARD over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Hallelujah!
Father Lord,
We just want to thank You for being such an awesome God. Father we thank You so much for giving us bold access to the throne of grace. We thank You for this wonderful provision of perpetual, uninterrupted peace, as we continue to make our wants known to You, and come to You in prayer. We truly are grateful and just want to say that indeed, there is no God like You. Thank You Father, Son and Holy Spirit of God, in Jesus mighty name we pray with thanksgiving, amen.
Many a times, if we are rest assured that God is fine with us, then we are settled, we are at peace. If we have the confident assurance that God is backing us up, has got our back, and is handling our case, then we are at peace. The devil wants to keep us from being at peace, by making us feel bad about things, having some self-imposed guilt, and being apart from our Father God. God on the other hand wants us to come unto Him if we are weary and heavy laden and He will give us rest (). One verse I especially like is from Psalm 62v8 which says – “Trust in Him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before Him: God is a refuge for us.”
Have you ever poured out your heart before someone? You told them how you really felt. What was going through your mind, how you said this, and you felt bad, and someone else said that, and you thought how could you, and you come out of that conversation feeling as if, wow, it was good to tell you how I really felt. It was good to tell you what was on my mind, on my heart. That is how God wants us to be with Him, and that is what the devil wants to prevent from happening. The Bible says in Philippians 4v6-7 that:
“Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God.
And God’s peace [shall be yours, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace] which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4v6-7 (Amplified Version).
Hallelujah. Are you troubled, anxious, fretting, disturbed, unsettled, feeling intimidated, or agitated about something. Don’t be. Take it to God in prayer. Tell Him about it. Pour out your heart to Him. Make definite requests. Let Him know your wants, and don’t ever forget to thank Him. And then His peace will come and shall GARRISON and MOUNT GUARD over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Hallelujah!
Father Lord,
We just want to thank You for being such an awesome God. Father we thank You so much for giving us bold access to the throne of grace. We thank You for this wonderful provision of perpetual, uninterrupted peace, as we continue to make our wants known to You, and come to You in prayer. We truly are grateful and just want to say that indeed, there is no God like You. Thank You Father, Son and Holy Spirit of God, in Jesus mighty name we pray with thanksgiving, amen.
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