Monday February 12th, 2024
« If only you had listened to my commands! Then blessings would have flowed for you like a stream that never goes dry. Victory would have come to you like the waves that roll on the shore »
6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done.
7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
Let there be light could mean let there be peace.
There is, however, a link between having the peace of God and obedience to His commandments,
as we see in our memory verse today.
One of the commandments which some people may not recognize is in Matthew 11:29 where Jesus Christ commands that we should learn of Him o that we may find rest (peace) for our souls.
This is very important because Romans 10:17 CEV also says
« No one can have faith without hearing the message about Christ »
Also, there are categories of peace.
- We have regular peace (Isaiah 45:7),
- great peace (Psalm 119:165),
- all-round peace (1 Kings 4:24) and
- peace like a river (Isaiah 48:18).
A question that then comes to mind is, “who gives peace at whatever level?”.
The answer is simple: God is the Giver of peace.
He gives peace through His Son Jesus Christ- the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6), this is why Apostle Peter prayed for the Church, saying in Philippians 4:7 CEV
« Then, because you belong to Christ Jesus, God will bless you with peace that no one can completely understand. And this peace will control the way you think and feel »
The preceding verse says,
« Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God »
In other words, before you can have the peace of God, you must learn to trust Him, and you cannot trust the One you do not know or accept as your all in all.
On this note, I encourage you to seek the Father of lights (James 1:17) and I am confident that you will find Him as promised in Proverbs 8:17.
Do you want the peace of God to reign in your life?
Come to the Father of lights today through His Son Jesus Christ- the Prince of Peace.
Confess your sins and if you have done before, decide to live a sinless life from now.
May the light of God that brings peace beam over you and all that concerns you, in Jesus’ name.
Application – Meditate on 2 Corinthian 6:14-18; step out of everything that represents darkness and come to Jesus Christ- the Light, today.
Author – Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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