WHERE CAN YOU FIND PEACE NOW? – ODM DAILY
‘The LORD blesses his people with peace.’ Psalm 29:11 NIV
WHERE CAN YOU FIND PEACE NOW? – ODM DAILY
‘INCREASING OUR pace, has decreased our peace. There’s an old joke about a stressed out personal assistant who told her boss, When this rush is over, I’m going to have a nervous breakdown. l’ve earned it, I deserve it, and nobody’s going to take it from me!’ We smile, but chances are you can relate. WHERE CAN YOU FIND PEACE NOW? – ODM DAILY
WHERE CAN YOU FIND PEACE NOW? – ODM DAILY
Not long ago we marked the passing of time in seasons. But seasons begat monthly calendars, which begat day-timers, which begat one minute managers, which begat handheld personal organisers. And what does it all lead to? As our productivity goes up, our quality of life seems to go down. An article in USA Today describes how therapist Ofer Zur staged a conference called Speed.com: The Search for Meaning in the New Millennium’ And guess where he staged it?
In the heart of stressed Out Silicon Valley, California! As the attendees gathered, Zur noted the drawn faces, Worried looks, and preoccupied demeanour of his audience. He said his personal alarm sounded when he noted they had brought cell phones and laptops – and began using them during the session. WHERE CAN YOU FIND PEACE? – ODM DAILY
Here’s what he said about it: We’ve become obsessed with speed. We end up with lots of plans that we can’t execute and a full schedule that can’t be followed. The paradox of our time-saving tech gadgets is that we’ve wound up with no free time. Sound familiar? So where can you go to find peace?
WHERE CAN YOU FIND PEACE? – ODM DAILY
To the One whose name is ‘Prince of Peace.’ Today He’s saying to you: if only you had paid attention to my commands, your peace would have been like a river, your well-being like the waves of the sea’ (Isaiah 48:18 NIV).
NOW WHAT TO NEXT
TRUST GOD’S SAVING AND KEEPING POWER
“Kept by the power of God through faith for salvation.’ 1 Peter 1:5 NKJV
IF OUR salvation is assured when we place our trust in Christ, might not some people take advantage of this assurance? Yes, they might, for a time. But as grace goes deep, and as God’s love and kindness sink in, they change. Grace fosters obedience. WHERE CAN YOU FIND PEACE NOW? – ODM DAILY
WHERE CAN YOU FIND PEACE NOW? – ODM DAILY
“The grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age (Titus 2:11-12 NIV). God’s grace does more than confort you in your troubles; it convicts you in your disobedience. Let it convict you. If you ever catch yourself thinking, ‘I can do whatever I want because God will forgive me, then grace isn’t happening to you. Selfishness, perhaps. Arrogance, for sure. But grace? No. Grace creates a resolve to do good, not permission to do bad. And one more thought.
WHERE CAN YOU FIND PEACE NOW? – ODM DAILY
Look to Christ for your beginning and ending. He’s Alpha and Omega. He will hold you, and He will hold on to the ones you love. Do you have a prodigal son or daughter? Do you long for your spouse to come to God? Do you have a friend whose faith has grown cold? God wants them back more than you do. Keep praying, and don’t give up. The truth is, we don’t always know if someone has trusted God’s grace.
A person may have feigned belief but not meant it. It’s not ours to know. But we do know this: where there is genuine conversion, grace never stops working. So today, trust God’s saving and keeping power. WHERE CAN YOU FIND PEACE NOW? – ODM DAILY
