Peace, In Spite of the Circumstances
"My peace I give you." John 14:27 NIV
God rarely sends us into situations where our comfort level is high. Instead He promises to be with us in spite of our fear. It's God's presence, not comfortable circumstances that strengthens our faith and brings out the best in us. God told Abraham to leave a wealthy, well-known family, and go to a land he didn't know. He explained that Abraham would give birth to a new nation that would bless the world. Abraham went, and a nation was born. God told Moses to confront Pharaoh, the most powerful man on earth, and that God Himself would use Moses to deliver His people. Moses confronted, and God delivered. God told Joshua that if he'd be strong and courageous when everybody wanted to return to slavery, God would go with them and gave them the land. Over and over we see this patter repeated in Scripture. David faced the giant Goliath, Elijah faced the prophets of Baal, Daniel faced a den of lions - and always there was God in the midst of their fear. And lest you think these stories of courage are all in the past, historian Everett Ferguson calculates that more Christians have been killed for their faith in the past fifty years, than in the first three hundred years of the church's existence. So here's Jesus' Word to you when somebody doesn't like you, or you get a bad review at work, or you face illness, or the economy dips and your retirement takes a 50 percent hit: "My peace I give you."
This message taken from Daily Devotional - The Word for You Today
God rarely sends us into situations where our comfort level is high. Instead He promises to be with us in spite of our fear. It's God's presence, not comfortable circumstances that strengthens our faith and brings out the best in us. God told Abraham to leave a wealthy, well-known family, and go to a land he didn't know. He explained that Abraham would give birth to a new nation that would bless the world. Abraham went, and a nation was born. God told Moses to confront Pharaoh, the most powerful man on earth, and that God Himself would use Moses to deliver His people. Moses confronted, and God delivered. God told Joshua that if he'd be strong and courageous when everybody wanted to return to slavery, God would go with them and gave them the land. Over and over we see this patter repeated in Scripture. David faced the giant Goliath, Elijah faced the prophets of Baal, Daniel faced a den of lions - and always there was God in the midst of their fear. And lest you think these stories of courage are all in the past, historian Everett Ferguson calculates that more Christians have been killed for their faith in the past fifty years, than in the first three hundred years of the church's existence. So here's Jesus' Word to you when somebody doesn't like you, or you get a bad review at work, or you face illness, or the economy dips and your retirement takes a 50 percent hit: "My peace I give you."
This message taken from Daily Devotional - The Word for You Today
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