SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 5/26/2020
9:41 AM
My Worship Time Focus: PT-1“The Maker of Peace: God”
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: Matt. 5:9
Message of the
verse: “Blessed
are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.”
Why are men without peace? Men our without peace because they are without
God who is the source of peace. In both
the OT and the NT we can see this truth with statements of God’s being the God
of peace.
1.
Lev. 26:6 “’I shall also grant peace in the land, so that you may lie
down with no one making you tremble. I shall also eliminate harmful
beasts from the land, and no sword will pass through your land.”
2.
1 Kings 2:33 “"So shall their blood return on the head of Joab and
on the head of his descendants forever; but to David and his descendants and
his house and his throne, may there be peace from the LORD forever.’”
3.
Psalm 29:11 “The LORD will give strength to His people; The LORD will
bless His people with peace.”
4.
Isaiah 9:6 “For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us;
And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.”
5.
Ezekiel 34:25 “"I will make a covenant of peace with them and
eliminate harmful beasts from the land so that they may live securely in the
wilderness and sleep in the woods.”
6.
Romans 15:33 “Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.”
7.
1 Corinthians 14:33
“for God is not a God of confusion but of
peace, as in all the churches of the saints.”
8.
2 Thessalonians
3:16 “Now may the Lord of peace Himself continually
grant you peace in every circumstance. The Lord be with you all!”
Think
about all of these verses today for we are now living in a time when people are
trying to bring great fear to people around the whole world, and they are doing
this in order to take away our freedoms and also so that they may control
us.
All
of this has happened to mankind after the fall, and the only peace that men
have known is the peace they have received as the gift of God. When God sent His Son to earth it was the
peace of God which came to earth, because only Jesus Christ could remove the
sin which is the greatest barrier to peace.
Ephesians 2:1-14 tells us “13 But now in
Christ Jesus you who
formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. 14a
For He Himself is our peace.”
I
do not want to make the SD very long today so that all who read this can think
about the verses that are on this page, as we are in all need of God’s peace. I will close with a story that John MacArthur
tells in his commentary that perhaps demonstrates how peace can be found.
“I
once read the story of a couple at a divorce hearing who were arguing back and
forth before the judge, accusing each other and refusing to take any blame
themselves. The little four-year- old
boy was terribly distressed and confused.
Not knowing what else to do, he took his father’s hand and his mother’s
hand and kept tugging until he finally pulled the hands of his parents
together.
“In
an infinitely greater way, Christ brings back together God and man reconciling
and bringing peace. ‘For it was the
Father’s good pleasure for all the fulness to dwell in Him, and through Him to
reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His
cross’ (Col. 1:19-20).” My first Pastor
after I became a believer said that this is the only verse that has blood and
peace in it in the entire Bible. The
death of Christ brought peace to me and all of those who are His. Lord willing we will take more about this
subject in our next SD.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: As a believer I have peace with God through
His death on the cross and I have the peace of God too as seen in Philippians
4:6-7 “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with
thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God,
which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in
Christ Jesus.”
My Steps of Faith for Today: In these trying times I desire to remember
and claim the promise of Philippians 4:6-7.
5/26/2020 10:11 AM
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