Do you miss them yet?
I would not want to see any statistics about how much time we have spent this past year listening to, or watching, political ads.
Makes me appreciate these words.
He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.” (Psalm 46:10, NIV)
Be still. Rest. Trust in God who is over all.
Our peace comes through trusting in the work of Jesus Christ.
Peace I leave with you. My peace I give you. I give to you not as the world gives. Don’t be troubled or afraid. (John 14:27, CEB)
This is a peace that is present in the life of Jesus as He was arrested, beaten and died on the cross.
This is a peace present in Paul’s life even as he suffered, and consider his suffering.
23 Are they ministers of Christ? I’m speaking like a crazy person. What I’ve done goes well beyond what they’ve done. I’ve worked much harder. I’ve been imprisoned much more often. I’ve been beaten more times than I can count. I’ve faced death many times. 24 I received the “forty lashes minus one” from the Jews five times. 25 I was beaten with rods three times. I was stoned once. I was shipwrecked three times. I spent a day and a night on the open sea. 26 I’ve been on many journeys. I faced dangers from rivers, robbers, my people, and Gentiles. I faced dangers in the city, in the desert, on the sea, and from false brothers and sisters. 27 I faced these dangers with hard work and heavy labor, many sleepless nights, hunger and thirst, often without food, and in the cold without enough clothes. (2 Corinthians 11, CEB)
Be still. Know His peace, through whatever comes our way in life.
4 Be glad in the Lord always! Again I say, be glad! 5 Let your gentleness show in your treatment of all people. The Lord is near. 6 Don’t be anxious about anything; rather, bring up all of your requests to God in your prayers and petitions, along with giving thanks. 7 Then the peace of God that exceeds all understanding will keep your hearts and minds safe in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4, CEB)
Remember our peace comes in knowing Him! Through the work of Jesus Christ, we are able to know Him, and we are able to be in His presence.
This is why we rejoice!
Blessings, Pastor Matt
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