UNEARTHLY
PEACE
BREAD
6 For to
us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his
shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting
Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the
increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on
David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice
and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.
Isaiah 9:6-7 (NIV)
3 You
will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in
you.
Isaiah 26:3 (NIV)
27 “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 (NIV)
6 Do not
be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with
thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which
transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ
Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)
BUTTER
“Grace remits sin
and peace quiets the conscience. Sin and conscience torment us, but Christ has
overcome these fiends now and forever. Only Christians possess this victorious
knowledge given from above. These two terms, grace and peace, constitute
Christianity. Grace involves the remission of sins, peace and a happy conscience.
Sin is not canceled by lawful living, for no person is able to live up to the
law…the fact is the more a person seeks credit for himself by his own efforts,
the deeper he goes into debt. Nothing can take away sin except the grace of
God. In actual living, however it is not so easy to persuade oneself that by
grace alone, in opposition to every other means, we obtain the forgiveness of
our sins and peace with God.” Martin
Luther
Acrostic for Peace: “Pray; Enjoy each day; Accept
this as ‘Father filtered’; Center your thoughts on Him and His will for
your life – study His word, the Bible; Expect to see God’s hand move in
your life during this time.” Jeana Floyd
“We came into this
world wretched, miserable, and undone creatures, in cruel bondage to sin and
Satan, under guilt and under wrath, hostile toward God—the fountain of
blessedness—and in a state of condemnation leading to everlasting destruction.
But when a man is converted, he is brought out of that state of woe and misery
into a sure title to glory, honor, and peace forever. When once a man is
converted, all this blessedness that we have heard of is his; he has an
absolute right to it. God’s work is accomplished for it; His faithful promise
is given.” Jonathan
Edwards
“We
sleep in peace in the arms of God, when we yield ourselves up to His
providence.” Francois Fenelon
“His
love is unfailing, His Word unchangeable, His power ever the same; therefore
the heart that trusts Him is kept in ‘perfect peace’…I know He tries me only to
increase my faith, and that it is all in love.
Well, if He is glorified, I am content.” Hudson Taylor
“Peace is not found when you get into perfect circumstances. Peace is
found because Jesus Christ, the Price of Peace, has gotten into you. Joy is the
perfect partner to peace and is found in the same way as peace. Joy is never
found in what you have or what you do, but in who you have living in you.”
Roy
Lessin
“There is unwavering peace today when an uncertain tomorrow is
trusted to an unchanging God.” Ann Voskamp
·
Jesus is
the Prince of Peace. He offers me an
unearthly peace.
·
He keeps
me in perfect peace as my mind remains steadfast in Him.
·
Peace is
not found in circumstances, peace is found when Jesus rules in me.
