Spirit of Peace
“Gideon built an altar’…and named it The LORD Is Peace.” –
Judges 6:24
“Y-y-you b-b-better get somebody else,” we stammer. But then
God reminds us that he knows we can’t, but he can, and to prove it he gives a
wonderful gift. He brings a spirit of peace. A peace before the storm. A peace
beyond logic . . . He gave it to David after he showed him Goliath; he gave it
to Saul after he showed him the gospel; he gave it to Jesus after he showed him
the cross.
It’s not Fair
“Guide me in your truth, and teach me, my God, my
Savior.”…Psalm 24:5
“It’s not fair,” we say. It’s not fair that I was born in
poverty or that I sing so poorly or that I run so slowly. But the scales of
life were forever tipped on the side of fairness when God planted a tree in the
Garden of Eden. All complaints were silenced when Adam and his descendants were
given free will, the freedom to make whatever eternal choice we desire. Any
injustice in this life is offset by the honor of choosing our destiny in the
next.
He Clothes Us
“You did not save yourselves; it was a gift from God.” –
Ephesians 2:8
We hide. He seeks. We bring sin. He brings a sacrifice. We
try fig leaves. He brings the robe of righteousness. And we are left to sing
the song of the prophet: “He has covered me with the clothes of salvation and
wrapped me with a coat of goodness, like a bridegroom dressed for his wedding,
like a bride dressed in jewels” (Isa. 61:10).
God has clothed us. He protects us with a cloak of love.
We Know
That we know Him
1 John 2:3
We know that we have come to know him if we obey his
commands.
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