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The Power of God’s Peace
In the Word
May the LORD bless his people with peace! (Psalm 29:11b).
Of the Word
In the hurry-up busyness of our world, the peace and quiet we seek is often impossible to find. The relaxation of a vacation ends and soon we are right back to the daily race. We go as fast as we can, but the to-do list we wrote for ourselves isn’t completed before the day ends!
The peace God offers to us is different from the calm and tranquility we seek in our everyday lives. God’s peace is an inner peace that assures us of His protection, the peace that promises He will be with us always, the peace of knowing God hears our prayers. It is the blessed assurance that through Jesus Christ we have eternal life. The peace we search for in the world will never be able to offer us that!
“Peace I [Jesus] leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid” (John 14:27).
A Point to Ponder: How can I make time each day for quiet, peaceful moments with Jesus?
Walking with my Lord
Father, please bless me with the peace that only You can bring into my life, the peace that comes from knowing I am under Your protection. I ask in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Mustard Seed: The Word: Wisdom for Living. Authors: Marcia Gomulka and Myrna Lou Meyer. 14/32 ©2015 Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, 801 Seminary Place Ste. L010, St. Louis, MO 63105. Code: #40198
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