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Respite For the Weary
What brings peace? Where does it originate? Where can I find it?
Over the last month or so, I've asked these questions in order to put together a curriculum that I'm currently working on. I've gathered a large number of peace related bible verses and they've accumulated like a mass of puzzle pieces (or should I say, peaces), waiting to be put in a specific spot in order to create a meaningful picture. This may not be new news, but what I found in my organization process, is that each verse fell into three different places. Soon, the order of peace was clear:
First things first, peace with God, a magnificent and ETERNAL gift offered at the cross--nowhere else. All your mess will be wiped away by the only One who can do it, Jesus. Next, let His peace flood and flow within. Allow the Lord to calm you, teach you, and redirect you. Then, and only then, go and give God's peace to others. Brothers and sisters, the world needs this order of peace.
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility. Ephesians 2:13-14
So let us press on to know the Lord. His going forth is as certain as the dawn; and He will come to us like rain watering the earth. - Hosea 6:3
Dear Lord,
Help us to press on in knowing you. Just like we never doubt the dawn of a new day, help us to never doubt the certainty of your love. Shower us again and again with your mercy and grace. Tell us one more time that we are yours. Your loyalty is unwavering. Great is your faithfulness. In Jesus' Name, Amen.