Category Archives: Peace
Be Careful!
“Then the Lord told Moses, “Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones. I will write on them the same words that were on the tablets you smashed… No one else may come with you…” Ex.34:1&3
Please read 2 Kings 3:10-16 – it is the story of three kings who found themselves in a mess. And one of them [Jehoshaphat] said to the king of Israel, “let us find Elisha, the Word of God is with him”. Elisha was a man that was anointed of God; a solid prophet. They got to Elisha and he came out. But when he saw the king of Israel, he got so angry he could not even look at him. He said I do not even want to see your face; go and call the prophets of your Read the rest of this entry
How To… V
“So, chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. And regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It’s your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it” Col.3:12,14 [MSG]
What to “put to on”: “Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with [put on] tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience… Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony” Col.3:12,14 [emphasis added]. Put on tenderhearted mercy; to be Read the rest of this entry
Peace Within
‘For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago’ Eph.2:10
The third kind of peace that God wants us to pursue is internal peace. The reason why wars continue in our homes and in our relationships is because if our vertical peace is unstable then we have issues with our relationships. Secondly, it is impossible to have peace without when there is war within. So if the person you are in a relationship with consistently hurts you, you may want to check if the person is at peace with himself/herself. If they hate themselves, they cannot love you because they cannot give what they do not Read the rest of this entry
Be The Peacemaker!
‘Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us’ Rom.5:1.
To connect us with God, there is only one avenue and that is the person of Jesus. Once the vertical peace is sorted out, God expects us to pursue horizontal peace, which is peace between you and the people around you. ‘Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord’ Heb.12:14. Holiness means to follow peace with God. This scripture is saying sort out your vertical and then sort Read the rest of this entry
Vertical Peace
‘Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me’ Ps.23:4
God wants us to pursue peace in our relationship with Him. When we fail to do this successfully it causes unrest in all of our relationships. People begin to take out their frustrations in their relationships. Men do this a lot, they get back home from work frustrated and because they have not sorted it out with God they pounce on their wives. God bless the women, they stomach all the man’s issues in marriage. Many times I too have to control or correct Read the rest of this entry
Pursue Peace
‘Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty’ Ps.91:1
And if you look at the history of man, man has always been at loggerheads with man. There is no weapon that man has made that man did not use. Check, every weapon man has used. From stone that Cain used to murder Abel, to arrows, knives, guns, and bombs. So the question is not if the weapons that exist will be used, rather the question is where will you be when they will be used. For us as believers, God wants us to pursue peace and be Read the rest of this entry
Shalom
‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God’ Matt.5:9 [NIV]
Jesus is saying you cannot call yourself a child of God and be causing trouble everywhere you go. Jesus is saying you cannot say you are a child of God when consistently the trouble in your family can be traced back to you. You cannot call yourself a child of God when the trouble or gossip in your department constantly originates at your desk. Jesus is saying you cannot call yourself a child of God and be the architect or incubator of pandemonium. It Read the rest of this entry
