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Monday, April 2, 2018

Peace & Joy Go Hand-in-Hand


            Have you had your Joy Juice today? Peace and joy should go hand in hand.

            “Peace is not the absence of stress but the presence of the Savior,” writes David Jeremiah. It’s a fact of life that we will have a variety of stressful moments….almost daily. Yet, we can still experience peace! How can that be?

            Dr. Jeremiah explains: “In the face of uncertainty, tragedy, and danger, we all have moments when we’re overcome, when we lose sight of the peace our Lord brought us.  In these times, our work—and it’s not always easy—is to turn our thoughts and hearts back to God’s peace, the peace that passes all understanding. Our job is to immerse ourselves in the peace of Jesus Christ.” 

            The Bible calls Jesus the Prince of Peace.  He is not the prince of chaos or stress or anxiety.  He’s the epitome of PEACE.  Though our world-view would have us see God as stern, vengeful and rigid, Christians know (through the Word of God, as well as the experience of His faithfulness) that He is a God of peace and order. Remember the passage in Galatians 5 where the fruit of the Spirit is listed…..love, joy, PEACE…   The Holy Spirit working in our lives produces peace. 

            1 Corinthians 14:33 tells us clearly: For God is not a God of confusion but of peace…”

             Don’t allow the stresses of this day to steal your joy.  Hold on to the Prince of Peace.

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