You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound (Psalm 4:7, ESV). God gives peace; to feel better, ask Him. An “unhappiness pandemic” continues to grow in our culture as exhibited in road rage, hate posts, and personal depression. Most of us find that becoming a gym rat, […]
Our culture has lost peace. Many of us deal with anxiety and fear on a regular basis. The Psalms are known for giving help, and I know that your spirit will find peace in the following verses inspired by His Spirit! Top Ten Peace Verses in the Old Testament Psalms (all ESV) Psalm 4:8 …
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I’ve read Romans 5:5 for years while preaching a memorial service. . . Hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us (NASB1995). When time touches eternity for each of us, will we be disappointed? In some sermons, after preaching about
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The peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:7, ESV). I receive random reels on Facebook™, and once, I watched a video of Taylor Swift being escorted by guards. Now I get video reels almost daily of Taylor Swift with her retinue of guards walking
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For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6, ESV). Jesus is the Prince of Peace. He is not the Prince of anxiety, doubt, or fear. For years, I’ve struggled to keep the
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The peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:7, ESV). I want the peace of God to guard my heart and my mind. When I have trouble, I don’t want my mind spinning with questions and concerns, and I don’t want my heart to
In James 3:13-18, the Lord’s brother writes about bitterness, jealousy, ambition, and selfishness while contrasting the godly virtues of peace and wisdom. Let’s read his teaching in the paraphrased Old Guy Version (OGV). If we say we are wise, our actions should express wisdom and gentleness, and those around us will experience grace in our
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There is a sentence in Philippians 4 that contains one of the most important teachings in the entire Bible. The Lord is near! (Philippians 4:5, NASB1995) God isn’t traveling in another country, He isn’t offline, and He doesn’t dwell on the east or west coasts of the U.S.A. while avoiding the “flyover” states. God is with
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In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe (Psalm 4:8, NLT). In a recent Interruption, I wrote the following . . . The way our sleep has been designed by God allows our predisposed thought patterns to magnify when we wake up in the middle of the
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But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things, there is no law (Galatians 5:22-23, NASB1995). Back in my hippie days, we had a motto, “Peace, love, rock ‘n roll!” We even had the peace sign with our hands and a peace sticker on our VW Microbuses. Our philosophy didn’t
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