Peace
Today I want to give thanks to God for
all the men and women who died in battle for our freedom. May they be
remembered and honoured and may our hearts be grateful to the families who let
their loved one / ones go to battle; believing one day our world would be a
better place to live. My gratitude is also sent out to all who served, and
survived the battle but still suffer the effects of what they experienced. God
give them peace of mind I pray. On Remembrance Day let us all take time to
remember, honour and appreciate the great the great country we live in thanks
to those who gave in such an unselfish manner. Without those who served and
those who continue to serve we could not and would not have the freedom and
peace we enjoy every day in our free nation.
Let us remember—
Lest we forget.
Peace
Peace in the world — peace within ourselves. When we
offer someone the piece of Christ do we realize the gift about which we speak?
Peace is a gift, one of the most important gifts in our life. True peace comes
from God.
When our world seems to be crumbling around us, we
pray and a peace comes to us. A peace that goes beyond what we understand as we
are told in Philippians chapter 4 verse 7.
This verse actually reads this way in my Good News
Bible:
(7) And God‘s peace, which is far beyond human
understanding, will keep your hearts and minds safe in union with Christ Jesus.
When something takes place in our life that causes
us hurt or pain, we go to God bringing Him our emotions and we ask Him to
direct us. We ask that He keep us from causing more hurt or pain because of our
reaction. God does not want us to react but rather act in the likeness of
Christ. Forgive, and ask for forgiveness.
When we give forgiveness or receive forgiveness we
feel peace over us and we cannot humanly explain it fully. We just know that we
know – we have peace! Thank you, Jesus.
When we turn our heart and mind to Christ it is
amazing the strength we receive. The heaviness is lifted, giving us a feeling
of being refreshed. We feel His peace which allows us to just let go and let
God – lift us higher. Imagine truly understanding the union we have in Christ
when we stay focused on Him.
Peace is something we all can have. When we accept
Jesus as Lord and Saviour we accept the gift of salvation, the gift of knowing
our sins are forgiven because of the completed work He did on the cross. Jesus
purchased our salvation with His blood and giving His life on the old rugged
cross; so that we may all be forgiven.
Let us always remember what Jesus did and be ever so
grateful. Let us never forget how much He loves us. Let us accept His gift of
peace. And let us forgive as He forgives us. Then we will understand peace in a
new way.
May we all keep our hearts and minds safe in union
with Christ Jesus.
Let there be peace shared among us; and may the
peace of Christ be with you every day.
Amen Amen
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