“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.” Colossians 3:15
We all face times with we feel anxious, weak, frightened or confused. Life has a way of throwing unexpected curve balls. Reactions can overtake us. These words, “Be calm. Be strong. Be thankful!” have a way of pointing us in the direction of choosing our responses rather than being swept away. The way we choose to respond will characterize our lives. We can move toward Jesus and His peace, or we can continue in turmoil in the midst of the unexpected.
What to concentrate on
Matthew 10:3-4
Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Cananite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.
The right lines of work
John 12:32
And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself.”
Experience of Revelation
1 Corinthians 2:12
Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.
The drawing of the Father
John 6:44
No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.
Thoughts
. Life can be counted on to provide all the pain that any of us might need.
-Sheldon Kopp
. All men desire peace, but few desire the things that make for peace. - Thomas a Kempis
. Unless you can read the story of Adam and Eve, of Abraham and Sarah, of David and Bathsheba, as your own story, you have not really understood it. The Bible is a book finally about ourselves, our own apostasies, our own battles and blessings. - Frederick Buechner
[Message No: 7337]
We all face times with we feel anxious, weak, frightened or confused. Life has a way of throwing unexpected curve balls. Reactions can overtake us. These words, “Be calm. Be strong. Be thankful!” have a way of pointing us in the direction of choosing our responses rather than being swept away. The way we choose to respond will characterize our lives. We can move toward Jesus and His peace, or we can continue in turmoil in the midst of the unexpected.
What to concentrate on
Matthew 10:3-4
Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Cananite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.
The right lines of work
John 12:32
And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself.”
Experience of Revelation
1 Corinthians 2:12
Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.
The drawing of the Father
John 6:44
No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.
Thoughts
. Life can be counted on to provide all the pain that any of us might need.
-Sheldon Kopp
. All men desire peace, but few desire the things that make for peace. - Thomas a Kempis
. Unless you can read the story of Adam and Eve, of Abraham and Sarah, of David and Bathsheba, as your own story, you have not really understood it. The Bible is a book finally about ourselves, our own apostasies, our own battles and blessings. - Frederick Buechner
[Message No: 7337]
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