Devotional for Tuesday, January 17, 2017
“Demonstrating God’s Peace”
by Dona Hake
Today let us look at God’s peace, and how He desires that His peace rules in our hearts. He desires that His wonderful peace that passes all understanding to govern our conduct, He desires that it permeate our souls that we can rise above anything in this life. Let us pursue to have God’s peace ruling our hearts and minds for this is absolutely one of God’s ways to show forth the light of who He is in this world that lacks so much peace. Like they say…many will not pick up a Bible and read it so we must be the living and demonstrative Word of our Lord. He desires that we live in such a way that our life speaks of His many blessings and one of them is His great peace.
Can you imagine someone insisting on holding fast to anything that would keep them in constant turmoil, stress, and anxiety in their minds and bodies? No, we live in a time in which people are trying to find peace and rest in their souls. Sadly many try to find it in other ways than God’s way. God did not design us to live in worry, stress, and fears, therefore it is not good for us to allow these things to dwell within us. Doctors will tell us the harmful physical effects that fear and worry have on our body and emotional well being. I want to share a great scripture with you today.
Colossians 3:15-Amplified version
“And let the peace soul harmony which comes from Christ
rule act as umpire continually in your hearts deciding
and settling with finality all questions that arise in your minds,
in that peaceful state to which as members of Christ’s
one body you were also called to live…”
In this scripture Paul spoke of Christ’s peace being like an umpire or referee in our hearts. His peace will settle all unrest and arguments that go on in our mind. Our hearts and minds are the center of all conflict because this is where our feelings and desires clash, our hopes and fears meet , jealousy battles with love, etc… Ask Him to help you listen to the umpire of your heart. He will instruct you in a way that peace will rule and reign no matter what. Remember my friend it is ONLY God’s peace that surpasses all understanding.
Lord, we ask You this day for Your peace that surpasses all our understanding to rule and mount guard over our hearts and our minds. Help us remember that Your peace will settle with finality all questions that arise, and it is Your peace that will calm our hearts in our time of unrest. In Jesus Name we ask. Amen.