A Present Peace Isaiah 26:3 Psalms 119:165 Numbers 6:24-26 Psalms 29:11 Psalms 37:37 Proverbs 14:30 Isaiah 32:17-18 John 14:27 Philippians 4:6-7 Colossians 3:15 Matthew 5:9 John 16:33 Galatians 5:22-25 02.14-20

A PRESENT PEACE

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³ You will keep in perfect peace  him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3 (NIV)

¹⁶⁵ Great peace have they who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble. Psalms 119:165 (NIV)

²⁴ “The LORD bless you and keep you; ²⁵ the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; ²⁶ the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace.”  Numbers 6:24-26 (NIV)

¹¹ The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace.  Psalms 29:11 (NIV)

³⁷ Consider the blameless, observe the upright; there is a future for the man of peace. Psalms 37:37 (NIV)

³⁰ A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.  Prov 14:30 (NIV)

¹⁷ The fruit of righteousness will be peace; the effect of righteousness will be quietness and confidence forever. ¹⁸ My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, in secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest.  Isaiah 32:17-18 (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)

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 (NIV)

⁹ Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.  Matthew 5:9 (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)

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³ gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. ²⁴ Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. ²⁵ Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.   Galatians 5:22-25 (NIV)

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“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 shall never find happiness by looking at our prayers, our doings, or our feelings; it is what Jesus is, not what we are, that gives rest to the soul.  If we would at once overcome Satan and have peace with God, it must be by ‘looking unto Jesus’.  Keep thine eye simply on Him; let His death, His sufferings, His merits, His glories, His intercession, be fresh upon thy mind; when thou wakest in the morning look to Him; when thou liest down at night look to Him.  Oh!  Let not thy hopes or fears come between thee and Jesus; follow hard after Him, and He will never fail thee.”     C. H. Spurgeon

“The ‘pure in heart’ are those who have had their sins forgiven and are resting in the merits of Christ’s efficacious blood shed on the cross on their behalf.  They are those who, clothed in Christ’s righteousness, rest secure in Him.  It is only they who are bestowed upon the peace that passes all understanding.”  BHY

  

“To added affliction He addeth His mercy, to multiplied trials, His multiplied peace.”  Annie Johnson Flint

“We sleep in peace in the arms of God, when we yield ourselves up to His providence.”  Francois Fenelon

“God, and not the world, can give peace.”  Billy Graham

“Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit.  Do not lose your inward peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.  Commend all to God, and then lie still and be at rest in His bosom.  Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God……Maintain a holy simplicity of mind, and do not smother yourself with a host of cares, wishes, or longings, under any pretext.”     St. Francis de Sales

 

“Peace reigns where our Lord reigns.”   Julian of Norwich

“If the basis of peace is God, the secret of peace is trust.”   J. N. Figgis

“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 comes not from the absence of trouble, but from the presence of God.”  Alexander Maclaren

“God alone can bless His people, keep them, look on them with favor (make His face shine and turn His face toward them), be gracious to them, and give them peace.”  The Bible Knowledge Commentary

HEART SAVOR

• ·         Peace comes from God not the world.
• ·         God’s peace transcends all understanding – He gives not as the world giveth.  His peace   is unearthly in its nature.
• ·         He keeps us in perfect peace as we keep our mind steadfast on Him.