Title: Where Do You Turn When You Experience Unrest?
Text:
John 10:10 (HCSB)
10 A thief comes only to steal and to kill and to destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance.
Observation:
There are times in our life when the Lord keeps bringing the same topic to our mind. The word peace is the word that the Lord keeps talking to me about. So, when God speaks, I listen.
This passage was the one that triggered my meditation today. It is an Old Testament passage.
Leviticus 26:6 (HCSB)
6 I will give peace to the land, and you will lie down with nothing to frighten ⌊you⌋. I will remove dangerous animals from the land, and no sword will pass through your land.
This is what the New Testament says about the Old Testament.
Romans 15:4 (HCSB)
4 For whatever was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that we may have hope through endurance and through the encouragement from the Scriptures.
No matter what trial or trouble you may be facing in this season of your life; don't give up, and don't despair. When you feel down, and the weight of your troubles seem too much to bear, that is the time when you have the greatest blessing just a step and a look away.
What should you do? The hymn writer Helen Howarth Lemmel said it this way in the song, "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus".
"O soul, are you weary and troubled?
No light in the darkness you see?
There's light for a look at the Savior,
And life more abundant and free.
Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace."
If you take your eyes off of yourself, and turn your eyes upon Jesus, you will find in Him all that you need to align your heart to receive and enjoy the life giving and soul peace of Jesus in You. Remember Jesus made this promise, which has your name written on it.
Hebrews 13:5 (HCSB)
5 Your life should be free from the love of money. Be satisfied with what you have, for He Himself has said, I will never leave you or forsake you.
Prayer:
Father, I exalt Your name, and give You the glory that only You deserve. Father, I am so thankful that You are the rock on which I can build my life upon.
Father, I'm grateful that there is never a moment when You are not present with Your people.
Father, what an encouragement this is as we face the trials, troubles, and temptations we encounter in this fallen world. Father, we need and we have the peace of God within us. Let those who agree and are appreciative say, Amen.
Isaiah 55:11 (KJV)
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
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