October 9, 2023… Seeking God’s Peace …

October 9, 2023… Seeking God’s Peace …    

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...   Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from the group We The Kingdom singing … Peace …  Poignantly singing of how we Christians can - AND WILL - find our peace in troubled times by seeking to be close to God in our relationship with Christ.         

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ighlight Passage: … Colossians 3:15 [NLT] … 

15 And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful.   

… Paul calls for Christians to seek God’s peace in our thankful relationship with Christ.      

              

Highlight Passage (Context): … Colossians 3:12-17  [NLT] …  USE THIS LINK …  

… The Apostle Paul exhorts fellow Christians to live at peace with one another by seeking to be at peace with our Lord.                                                                                                                     

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Reference Passage: …  Psalms 34:4 [NLT] … 

4 I prayed to the LORD, and He answered me.  He freedom from all my fears. 

… King David sings of how he took his fears to God to receive God’s peace.    

Reference Passage: … Isaiah 26:3 [NLT] … 

3 You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in You, .,, all whose thoughts are fixed on You. 

… God’s way to find His peace … by trustingly fixing our minds on the Lord.  

Reference Passage: … John 14:27 [NLT] … 

27 “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.  

… Jesus promises His troubled and fearful disciples His peace if they trust in Him.  

Reference Passage: … Philippians 4:6-7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul teaches fellow Christians (and that’s us too) how to find God’s peace. 

Reference Passage: … 1Peter 5:7 [NLT] … 

7 Give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about you.. 

… Peter charges fellow, oppressed, Christians to find God’s peace by taking their cares to God in prayer.  .           

                                                                              

My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Monica La Rose… AT THIS LINK …  Uses competing movements in the fashion industry to illustrate two differing ways to look at life.  One movement, the “fast fashion” approach, tries to see fashion being out of style almost immediately as new fashion is introduced to the market.  The other, the so-called “slow fashion” approach emphasizes fashion of quality which will last a long time.   

And the ODB entry today, points to search for peace in this world being a “slow fashion” movement …  FOR SURE!  … And, as my readers take in the linked song and the Scriptures above, it may be a good time to do a self-inventory asking ourselves if we have the peace that God offers to those who can - and do - take our anxieties and fears to the Lord for Him to provide us with His everlasting and long-lasting peace.  

And that’s why you find me here - every morning - seeking to find my Lord’s eternal peace in my long -LONG- lasting relationship with Him.  So, I’m stopping to pray that all of us have found a way to avoid the troubles and fears of this world and our selfish human mindset by focusing on God’s truth and our trusting relationship with Christ.  Do you feel His peace today?   If not, meditate seriously on the reference passages above, which is God giving us His prescriptions for seeking and find His peace.      

 

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for showing me the way to peace thru Your word.                              

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to use my focus on Your word, Lord, to seek Your peace,    … Amen

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