October 30 Devotion - The Foundation of Peace

The events in Pittsburgh and the world in general make me feel that I need to focus on God’s grace and unconditional love and on His power and ability to control all circumstances. There are some questions to which we do not know the answers to and sometimes keeps us from being at peace with God. We need to realize that He may or may not reveal His answers to us, and even if He does, we may not understand because:

"My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts," says the LORD. "And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine”.

لأَنَّ أَفْكَارِي لَيْسَتْ مُمَاثِلَةً لأَفْكَارِكُمْ، وَلاَ طُرُقَكُمْ مِثْلُ طُرُقِي، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ.

Isaiah 55:8

Lasting peace cannot be attained through our own efforts, but rather through Christ in us. The peace that comes from Him is eternal. Our bond with Him is the foundation upon which real peace is built. I believe that in order to experience the peace of God we need first to be at peace with God.

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. So let us seize and hold fast and retain without wavering the hope we cherish and confess and our acknowledgement of it, for He Who promised is reliable (sure) and faithful to His word.

«أخبَرتُكُمْ بِهَذا لِكَي يَكُونَ لَكُمْ سَلامٌ مِنْ خِلالِي. سَتُواجِهُونَ ضِيْقاً فِي العالَمِ، لَكِنْ تَشَجَّعُوا فَأنا قَدِ انتَصَرتُ عَلَى العالَمِ.»

وَسَلاَمُ اللهِ، الَّذِي تَعْجِزُ الْعُقُولُ عَنْ إِدْرَاكِهِ، يَحْرُسُ قُلُوبَكُمْ وَأَفْكَارَكُمْ فِي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ.

لنتمسك باقرار الرجاء راسخا لان الذي وعد هو امين.

John 16:33

Philippians 4:7

Hebrews 10:23 AMP 

                                                                                  

I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself and others:

Abba Father, please help me experience Your true peace. Thank You Jesus that You have overcome the world. I ask You God to expose anything within me that may be preventing me from being at peace with You and heal it so that I can receive the true and everlasting peace that only You can give. Thank You God that Your peace, which transcends all understanding, will guard my heart and mind in Christ Jesus. Father God expose anything that may be preventing me from receiving the peace that only You can give, and help me to rejoice in Your grace and faithfulness Lord. I praise You, glorify You, and lift You up on high Lord. I pray in the name of The Prince of Peace Jesus Christ, to Him be the glory, the power, the dominion, the majesty and the blessings before all time, now, and forever more. Amen.

Jesus loves you,

In Him,

Wagdi Henein