THE
PEACE OF GOD
BREAD
26 I will
make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will
establish them and increase their numbers, and I will put my sanctuary among
them forever. 27 My
dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be my
people. Ezekiel 37:26-27 (NIV)
4 He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength
of the Lord, in the majesty of the
name of the Lord his God. And they
will live securely, for then his greatness will reach to the ends of the
earth. 5 And he
will be their peace. Micah 5:4-5 (NIV)
11 The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace. Psalms 29:11 (NIV)
11 But
the meek will inherit the land and enjoy great peace. Psalms 37:11 (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)
33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have
peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the
world.” John 16:33 (NIV)
23 May
God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole
spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
24 The
one who calls you is faithful and he will do it. 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 (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
“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
“Hudson
Taylor was an object lesson in quietness.
He drew from the bank of heaven every farthing of his daily income – ‘My
peace I give unto you.’ Whatever did not
agitate the Saviour or ruffle His spirit, was not to agitate him. The serenity of the Lord Jesus concerning any
matter, and at its most critical moment, was his ideal and practical
possession. He knew nothing of rush or
hurry, or quivering nerves or vexation of spirit. He knew that there is a peace passing all
understanding and that he could not do without it…Christ his reason for peace,
his power for calm. Dwelling in Christ,
he drew upon His very being and resources, in the midst of and concerning the
matters in question. And this he did by
an attitude of faith as simple as it was continuous.” Dr.
& Mrs. Howard Taylor
“All the commandments of God are commandments
of love tending to our real good and great happiness; far from being grievous
to those who have faith and love, the practice thereof is life and peace. The world may think it a grievous burden;
but this is a great mistake indeed. Sin
is grievous. In hatred, envy, anger,
revenge, pride, there is nothing but torment and slavery; but in love there is
a sweet rest and pleasure. Thus a sinner
always punishes himself, and is robbed of great peace and blessing, by
transgressing the commandments of God.” K. H.
Von Bogatzky
HEART
SAVOR
- · The Lord blesses me with peace.
- · The peace of God is unearthly in its nature – it is from above.
- · I am kept in perfect peace as my mind remains steadfast on the Lord.
