Peace in the Lord:
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you pace at all times and in
every way. The Lord be with all of you. – II Thessalonians 3:16
Friends,
the Lord placed it on my heart to write about peace in Him. As many of you know
my story, peace and rest in the Lord has played a huge factor in giving glory
and honor to the Lord in all this. Peace is such an important real and
practical benefit of our relationship with God and through my past I have seen
that. I seriously would be a wreck if the Lord did not step in with His
unfailing love and peace. Through this situation in my life I have discovered
that as daughters and brothers of the King we have the peace of Christ. It has
already been given to you dear one, if you have received Christ in your life
you have His peace, however we don’ t always know how to activate it. The Lord
promises us peace dear friend , and all
we have to do is simply activate it.
You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are
steadfast, because
they trust in you. - Isaiah
26:3
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as
the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
John 14:27
He wants to give each of His children the ultimate peace
through any situation. He offers His peace to you, all you have to do is take
and receive it. Claim it in the victory of Jesus.
Jesus is the Prince of Peace and beloved when we permit him
to govern our lives, peace in Him either seeps in immediately or ultimately.
(Isaiah 9:6) Beloved, peace comes in
situations that are completely surrendered to the authority of Christ. We must
relinquish the control that we “think” we have over the situation and
completely turn it over to the sovereign hands of our Lord. I know this is hard
to do. Believe me, I get it. You have never met a more determined daughter,
then me in thinking that “I can make everything work out and I can make it all
better.” The true reality is that until
the situation is turned over to God then peace cannot be received. It is so
refreshing when I finally give up and decide to trust the sovereign God,
unexpected peace just washes over like a cool, spring rain. I have finally
turned my broken heart, and my shattered dreams over to the authority of the
Lord and when I finally turned it all over to Him it was like the flood gates
opened up and not only did he start to restore my brokenness but He has now
turned my sad past into a wonderful story all for His glory. The Prince gave me
His peace and has turned my something bad into something good ( Romans
8:28). Beloved, if you have not yet
surrendered a past area of your life over to God’s authority, something is
holding you captive. The Lord wants His
children to experience His peace. You can experience this peace of Christ, dear
friend, no matter what your trial or circumstance but you must, believe, bend
the knee and receive it. Find joy in knowing that God inspired His Word with
immense care and immaculate precision. Dear friend, He chose every word with intention.
He promises that we can have peace like
a river in Isaiah 48:18. He meant that beloved. This kind of peace is found
with awareness to God’s command by obedience through the power of the Holy
Spirit. Not only is peace like a river promised but righteousness like the
waves of the sea are promised when we are obedient to God’s authority. Dear
sweet friend, God’s way is the secure way and the only way that peace is found
in this hectic world. Receive the peace of God today and let His peace rule in
your hearts (Colossians 3:15).
Let the peace of Christ rule in your
hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.
Colossians 3:15
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