Peace with Our Enemies
“But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.” (Luke 6:27-28) The path to finding peace with our enemies…
Peace in Our Thoughts
“For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments…
Peace from Shame
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.” Isaiah 43:2 The King of Kings and Lord of Lords was born in scandal. The rumors certainly ran rampant when Mary…
Peace Comes from a Righteous King
“Behold, a king will reign in righteousness. And the effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever. My people will abide in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings, and in…
Peace in Times of Uncertainty
Most of us have heard tell of Gideon’s fleece and how he asked God to provide tangible confirmation, or physical proof, so that he could be sure of what God had said about using Gideon to accomplish…
Peace with Family
“But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.” James…
Peace in Situations You Can’t Control
“Be still, and know that I am God.” -Psalm 46:10a I guess you can say I’m somewhat of a control freak. Something about knowing every detail of my life brings me a sense of comfort and control.…
Peace in the Face of Death
Can we be honest and say that death is a topic we don’t like to talk about? I can’t think of a time I’ve been at dinner with friends and we talked about the reality that this…
Peace Comes from Relationship
“And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” John 17:3 Jesus Christ came to earth to show us the Father. He is “the exact imprint…
THE PEACE OF FORGIVENESS
“He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” Colossians 1:13-14 So many of us dwell on our…