Tag: #trustandrest

What Is Stealing Your Peace?

 

Text:

John 17:25-26 (HCSB)

25  Righteous Father! The world has not known You. However, I have known You, and these have known that You sent Me.

26  I made Your name known to them and will make it known, so the love You have loved Me with may be in them and I may be in them.

Observation:

The topic of today’s devotional brings to mind another question that is useful before considering the question posed by today’s title.

Do I have the peace of God living in me? This is a peace that God gives His people, and no one can take His peace from you.

Consider some of the things that cannot rob you of the peace of God:

  • pain
  • persecution
  • sickness
  • slander
  • hatred
  • lies

All of these things and more were faced by the servants of God. Additionally, they were faced by Jesus, and His disciples. Today, you may be facing one or more of these peace robbers.

Our focal passage is a portion of the prayer that Jesus prayed for His people, and that prayer includes you. I am so grateful that Jesus is praying for you and me.

John 17:20 (HCSB)

20  I pray not only for these, but also for those who believe in Me through their message.

The peace of God is a gift from God with Your name written on it. Believe Him, and receive your blessing.

John 14:1 (HCSB)

1  “Your heart must not be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in Me.

John 14:27 (HCSB)

27  “Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Your heart must not be troubled or fearful.

Prayer:

Father, hallowed be Your name. Father, thank You for loving us with the same love that You loved Jesus.

Father, I thank You for pouring out Your love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit that You have given to us (Romans 5:5).

Father, I thank You that the Son that You so loved is also alive in our hearts.

Father, draw us nearer to You, and I pray that we would always remember the precious gifts that You have given us in Christ Jesus our Lord. In the mighty name of Jesus I pray, Amen.

—

Isaiah 55:11 (KJV) 
11  So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

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A Prayer and Sermon by Jesus

 

Text:

Matthew 11:25-30 (HCSB)

25  At that time Jesus said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned and revealed them to infants.

26  Yes, Father, because this was Your good pleasure.

27  All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son desires to reveal Him.

28  “Come to Me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

29  All of you, take up My yoke and learn from Me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for yourselves.

30  For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

Observation:

These words of Jesus reveal some important truths that are of first importance. They determine where we will spend eternity. Notice what He said in verse twenty-five.

Matthew 11:25 (HCSB)

25  At that time Jesus said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned and revealed them to infants.

When Jesus speaks my ears get attentive. I want to hear what my Savior says. I believe Him when He speaks this important word.

Matthew 11:27 (HCSB)

27  All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son desires to reveal Him.

This is very similar to what John records Jesus as saying.

John 14:6 (HCSB)

6  Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

People are searching for knowledge and rest.Today’s text is a powerful message on this topic. It behooves each of us to listen to what Jesus said, and take any concerns we have to the Father in prayer.

Matthew 11:25 (NLT)

25  At that time Jesus prayed this prayer: “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike.

Prayer:

Father, I thank You for the love and compassion You have for Your children. Lord of heaven and earth, I bow low at Your feet, and give You the honor, and the glory that You alone deserve.

Father, I thank You for these words of truth concerning knowledge and rest that Jesus teaches in His prayer to You, and His sermon to the people. Lord, give us ears to hear, and a heart to obey. In the mighty name of Jesus I pray, Amen.

—

Isaiah 55:11 (KJV) 
11  So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

Read the Daily Devotional by Herb Cotton; click here:

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