2 Thessalonians 3:16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you his peace at all times in every situation. The Lord be with you all.
Yesterday God reminded us that Jesus is the source of our peace. Today He's reminding us that He offers to give us His peace at all times and in every situation, which is wonderful, but we do have to turn to Him in order to receive it.
Imagine it's a bit like a worry situation is standing there in front of us offering us anxiety, fear and tormenting thoughts, and then on our other side is Jesus standing there offering to give us His peace and joy in believing and for some reason we turn back to the worry and say "I'll take that one please, and carry on worrying!" Why do we do that when we know we don't have to!?
We forget how big and powerful our God really is - how He can turn any situation around for our good and that His ultimate plans for us are always for good and not for evil. We forget He has already defeated every foe and in Him we now have the victory. We forget He's with us 24/7 and He knows the end from the beginning and has promised to protect and provide for us. Absolutely nothing is too hard or impossible for God!
Next time we need His peace, or a situation that needs His peace to flow, let's turn away from the worry and fear, turn back to Jesus, (over and over again) and say "Thank You Lord for loving me. I need Your peace and I'm taking it with both hands. I believe Your peace and joy are flowing into me right now and by faith I receive them, in Jesus' Name. Amen."
Romans 15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing...😊
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