Devotional for Sunday, January 8, 2017
“…and Nothing Makes Them Stumble”
by Dona Hake
Psalm 119:165 (HCSB)
“Abundant peace belongs to those
who love Your instruction;
nothing makes them stumble.”
It is one thing to possess peace that permeates our heart and mind, but abundant peace or great peace is what our awesome God promises as we love His Word. As we stay full of God’s Word it seems there is no place for anything but His wonderful peace. In those times that we do not stay in fellowship with our Lord and the reading of His Word is when souls begin to weaken. We may feel we can get away with lacking diligence in attending to our hearts, but know it to be a truth…our thoughts and feelings soon follow if we are not staying strong in the Word of the Lord. When we permit ourselves to weaken, the slightest of things will begin to bother and offend us. May we never forget that the devil loves to see us get off track. We can even get away from His Word just by being too busy, and many times it is trying to do good things. I found this recent quote and I found it to fit perfectly with this devotional.
“If the devil cannot make us bad, he will make us busy.”
Corrie ten Boom
May we know that our good works are directly a result of us obeying His voice. May we not fall into the trap of just being busy people. Let us be obedient to seize only the opportunities that the Lord is putting before us. Our time is precious and so is our abundant peace.
How precious are those times where we feel saturated in His peace because we are saturated in His Word, and we feel unmovable. It is when we are in that place of His refuge that we will simply be unmovable. Paul spoke of the peace that passes all understanding. That peace will keep and guard our mind and that peace will also surpass our understanding. Let us strive to live in His abundant peace that we may abide in His place of refuge. Have a wonderful day and God bless you!