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| Sunset on Lavender Field courtesy of Eileen DeCamp |
Peace I
leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to
you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. John 14:27 RSV
These are the words of our Savior, Jesus Christ. What a
beautiful promise to cling to in the midst of troubling times. I need to read this often. And what led me to meditate on this?
I admit I am one of the vast majority of Americans who
harbor serious reservations about our presidential prospects. In fact, I’ve fretted over it for months and
frankly fear disaster in November. I’ve
read insightful political commentaries about those who are “looking for a
savior.” But, we must remember ,that indeed,
there is only one.
The powers of worldly dominion are unconscious of God, are
they not? Or, they are blatantly defiant
of God. Do they care a whit about what
God thinks about most matters? And yet,
we look to them. So much of our security
and peace of mind is based on the civilized life we live, apart from our faith
in God. Should it not be the other way
around?
God is Almighty. He is working out His plans. Do we trust Him?
Christ trusted in the will of His Father and submitted to the providential order of God.
Consider when He stood face to face with Pilate.
Pilate
therefore said to him, “You will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have
power to release you, and power to crucify you?” Jesus answered him, “You would
have no power over me unless it had been given you from above…” John 19:10-11a
When I read those words of Scripture the other day, I had to
meditate on Jesus’ words. His words are TRUTH.
I thought of the providential order of God behind everything. I wondered if I have come face to face with
that reality. The rest might be little
more than a farce on the world’s stage that creates chaos in our lives. We must go on with God, rooted and grounded
in Him in spite of the chaos. God’s
kingdom is not of this world.
But we need to also continue in prayer, remembering Timothy’s
words concerning intercessory prayer for ecclesiastical and government leaders
(See Timothy 2:1-7).
And now,
Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee. Psalm 39:7 KJV
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| Photo Courtesy of Eileen DeCamp |
Thank you for visiting Write Moments with God. I hope you have found a bit of encouragement to strengthen your heart. Feel free to share your thoughts. Take His peace.
Thank you for your posts Rose! I always leave with something to think about. Thanks for sharing my photos too! I am so worried about the Presidential Election too! We don't really have a great choice. All we can do is pray to God that the best person for the job is elected and that He will guide them in taking care of our country. We just need to trust God that he will help us and give all of us guidance in our time of need right now. Our country sure could use prayers and guidance!
ReplyDeleteEileen, you are so right. We must continue to pray and look to God for His help. I really appreciate your beautiful photos, so it's always a pleasure to share them. Thank you for your graciously providing them.
ReplyDeleteDear Rose, I feel like I could sit down with you in the cool shade and drink a tall cold glass of that southern sweet tea with you. You're devotional God, me, and sweet tea has blessed me! It has made me look at God in a refreshing new way, as my personal coach. The way you have written the devotional makes it easier for me to learn the scripture verses because God used your writing to make it real to me.
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Dawn (Grimes) Chambers
Professional truck driver (former elementary teacher)
Atlanta, GA
Thank you Dawn for your kind words and for sharing this me about your experience with the devotional. I'm so happy to hear it. God is using it to bless you and bring you into a closer personal relationship with Him. Praise God. On another note, I find it fascinating that you are a truck driver. I've always wanted to make one of those cross country runs. God's speed.
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