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Pleasing God & Peace

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Proverbs 16:7, “Pleasing God & Peace.”

 

Proverbs 16:7, “When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.”

 

God can give peace to a person, or a nation, or He can take away peace from a person, or a nation. Isaiah 45:6 & 7, “That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else. I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.”

 

Most people seek peace through worldly and physical pleasures. Most people love pleasure more than God and sometimes the saints love pleasure more than God. 2 Timothy 3:4, “Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God.”

 

When a person pleases God than God can give that person peace. God wants us to give us peace in our hearts. The Lord Jesus said, John “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” In the early church, the disciples were persecuted severely for their faith in Christ and in the ages since that time, more persecution arose from various false religions and leaders. In the midst of these persecutions, the Lord Jesus gave these people peace.

 

Even though we sometimes have problems and difficulties, the Lord Jesus can give us peace in our hearts. We need to learn how to please God. Colossians 1: 9 & 10, “For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.” That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God.”

 

God can give us peace in our hearts and peace among our enemies if we please him.

 

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Alan

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"Wonderful Peace," sung by the, Church on the Green," Pastor Loren. May God use it to help you in your walk with the Lord today.

Alan

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I want to thank Rebecca Young for the following photo. John 16:33 is one of my favorite verses and I do hope that the words of the Lord Jesus, and the the photo, is a blessing to your heart. 

Praying Mantis John16.33.jpg

May God bless all of you.

Alan

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Ronda

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I have no idea how I missed this devotion back in November (no, I no longer go anywhere for Thanksgiving so I wouldn't have been "busy" as most are during that time).  I apologize! This is an excellent devotion, brother Alan. One of my all time favorite verses is in regard to peace. 

Philippians 4:7 " And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."   This verse I pray often in thankfulness to the Lord. This most wonderful peace He instills in our hearts through Jesus to keep our hearts and minds... this most precious peace which truly is beyond all understanding and human comprehension, has  sustained me through many many difficult trials in life. I often wonder how a non-believer can possibly cope with so many of life's struggles without this peace in our hearts and minds! It could be why the suicide rate is so high among the worldly... the cares of this world can easily creep in unless we have the Lord's perfect peace in our hearts and minds through Jesus. It's not even something I can explain to an unbeliever... but I do try to tell them about it when witnessing to them. Such thankfulness for the peace of God. Also I am at a loss for words to describe how deeply this verse touches me.  I also love John 16:33, and it also is a huge comfort to know that Jesus has overcome this world, and we (in Him) can overcome as well.  Through tribulation, suffering, trials, and hard times... the indescribable peace of God keeps our hearts and minds when we place our full trust in Him.  2nd only to salvation in Christ, the peace of God comforting my heart and mind is what I am next most thankful for. 

Again, a wonderful devotion. Amen and amen again!

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Jim_Alaska

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I, like Ronda, have no idea how I missed this wonderful devotion Alan.

What a wonderful blessing to be reminded of the peace that passes all understanding, the peace that can only come from God above.

Thank you Alan, and may God richly bless you as you serve Him.

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Jim_Alaska

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I just wanted to come back and say that I have noticed that sermons and devotionals do not always show up as new content when they are posted. This one by Alan was done in November and just showed up in my unread content today. I also noticed this on some of my sermons too, they show as unread content much later than I post them. Must be some sort of glitch in programing. 

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Ronda

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YES! Brother Jim... I do not see these in the "activity" threads until someone makes a comment on one.  This started happening a few months ago, when some sort of "update" was done.

 

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Alan

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Sister Ronda,

John 16:33 is also one of my favorite verses.

Bro. Foley,

Thank you for those kind words.

It is a joy  to my heart that these devotions bring a blessing to those who read them.

Alan

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What if one reason for suffering is for all believers to unite and pray together loving each other and glorify and love God and Jesus. With lot of people together it is easier to make good changes in this world in God's name. Then others will want to join too.

It also makes people rely in God and make you want to help others more after experiencing their pain.

If God answers my prayer now then I will surely tell others of God's goodness and love and seek to help others who suffer with new positivity that with God's help anything is possible. 

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Many times when someone is mean to you and harms you and you love them and pray for them it works. Maybe always but sometimes it just take long time and you may never know it.

I wish all people could live in peace together and love God and all others and take good care of nature and animals. I believe that when you love God then that is what you want in your heart.

 

 

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Alan

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Lila,

Thank you for your comments. Suffering for the cause of Christ does unite fellow saints.

Your comments reminded of the words of Paul when he said, "And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it." 1 Corinthians 12:26

Thank you again for your comments.

Alan

 

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