Sunday, August 14, 2016

PEACE: THE HERITAGE OF EVERY BELIEVER

PEACE: THE HERITAGE OF EVERY BELIEVER

The Prince of Peace blesses and bequeaths to us continual, abundant, supernatural peace.  Listen with your spirit to the Word of God.

For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder.  And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you.  Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.

Psalm 119:165
Great peace have those who love Your law, and nothing causes them to stumble.

So why do we sometimes succumb to the satanic temptation to become worried, fretful, fearful, or stressed?  The Holy Spirit offers viable alternatives to any potentially unbalanced attitudes and actions whenever we are confronted with such spiritual challenges:

Philippians 4:6
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

Prayerfully ponder the admonishments and assurances of Jesus Christ.

Matthew 6:25-34
25 “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?
28 “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

So Christians should not pray AND worry.  In fact, we should not worry at all.  Instead, we will meditate on the sure promises of God and we will be at peace.

This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of a good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy – meditate on these things.

GOD stays up all night long on your behalf, so why not get some much needed sleep and rest? (Psalm 121:4)

Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed, and please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO MEET OUR SOON COMING KING.  Maranatha!

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