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Friday, April 6, 2018

Perfect Peace/Abundant Joy


                Have you had your Joy Juice today?  Hope you are feeling peaceful, as well as joyful!

                “You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you.” (Isaiah 26:3)  Is your mind “stayed on God”?  In other words, are we focused on Jesus, rather than on our problems?  When our thoughts revolve around anything other than our Savior, then we may find ourselves anxious, overwhelmed and discouraged. 

                Henri Nouwen says it like this: “Keep your eyes on the prince of peace, the one who doesn’t cling to his divine power; the one who refuses to turn stones into bread, jump from great heights, and rule with great power; the one who touches the lame, the crippled, and the blind; the one who speaks words of forgiveness and encouragement. He is the source of peace.” 

                I find it very intriguing that of the 27 books in the New Testament, 18 begin with a greeting of peace.  Yes, the authors, Paul, Peter and John wrote these book.  But let’s never forget they penned these words under the inspiration of GOD! Therefore, the greeting of peace is from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! 

                The word “peace” occurs nearly 400 times in the Bible.  David Jeremiah says, “The Bible is the Word of God of peace. Memorizing some of these truths is like installing a personal antiterrorism unit in your own mind!"

               May we “stay” our mind on Jesus, on His word and His truth.  We will then find ourselves in “perfect peace” with “abundant joy”.
               



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