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: Good Morning Christian Peeps,
: How are you doing this morning, good I hope?
: I hope also that you are having a good week
: so far? It is almost over and I hope that
: you have a good and very Blessed Thursday
: and rest of the week too!
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: God Bless You and Yours!
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: “May the Lord of peace Himself give you
: peace at all times and in every way.” 2
: Thessalonians 3:16 NIV.
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: Peace is the crowning presence of God in and
: around your life.
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: My thoughts and comments today are about, “A
: Serene Peace.”
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: By Pastor Allen Randolph
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: Peace is priceless. Peace with God, peace
: with others, and peace of heart and mind are
: beyond price. A Scottish friend of mine
: often used an Old English word, “dispeace,”
: by which he described an unsettling lack of
: peace in one’s heart and mind. The Bible
: refers to peace with God, peace from God,
: and the peace of God. Peace first begins
: with a heart that is right before God. The
: Psalmist wrote, “Mark the blameless man, and
: observe the upright; for the future of that
: man is peace.” Psalm 37:37 NKJV. Similarly,
: Paul write in the New Testament, “Therefore,
: there is now no condemnation for those who
: are in Christ Jesus.” Read Romans 8:1-4 NIV.
: Peace is never about what is absent. Peace
: is always about what is ever present, God’s
: Word and character.
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: From years earlier when I was a young
: pastor, I remember a story my Dad told that
: clarified Biblical understanding of peace
: for me. A wealthy individual offered a
: worthy sum to any artist who could best
: portray on canvas the concept of peace.
: Numerous, beautiful oil paintings of a
: variety of tranquil scenes were submitted
: for the competition. Among those was the
: most beautiful painting in which the artist
: had masterfully pictured a placid, flowing
: stream across a verdant meadow, blue skies
: above, and a backdrop of contentedly grazing
: wildlife and livestock with sunbathed,
: majestic hills in the distance.
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: The last picture to be judged was a rugged
: coastline with crashing waves beneath stormy
: skies with harsh winds and driving rains.
: Hardly anyone noticed the artist had painted
: the tiniest nest high above the pounding
: waves, where sheltered from the winds in the
: upper reaches of the rugged cliffs was a
: small bird serene, undisturbed, and at rest.
: The title was one word, “Peace.” Peace is
: much more than the absence of disturbance.
: Peace is the crowning presence of God in and
: around your life in every circumstance.
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: As a pastor, I have seen many people in the
: midst of terrible difficulty who displayed
: inexplicable peace. I am writing my thoughts
: today after a phone call from longtime
: friends, a mother and son mourning the
: tragic, accidental death of their younger
: son and brother. I expected to encourage
: them but in their words and tears I heard
: their peace and rest in God’s faithful,
: loving care in spite of their present pain.
: “You will keep in perfect peace him whose
: mind is steadfast, because he trusts in
: You.” Isaiah 26:3 NIV. Perfect peace. In
: that verse, the only requirements for His
: peace are yours and my steadfast mind and
: unwavering trust. Develop an unwavering
: trust.
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: The most common greeting of the Apostle Paul
: in his letters to the New Testament churches
: was always, “Grace and peace to you from God
: our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.”
: Romans 1:7 NIV. Because of grace we are
: given transcending peace. “And the peace of
: God, which transcends all understanding,
: will guard your hearts and your minds in
: Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:7 NIV.
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: Today, I pray for you that mercy, peace and
: love be yours in abundance. Jude 2 NIV.
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: K-Love’s Encouraging Words:
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: I cried out, "I am slipping!" but
: your unfailing love, OLORD, supported me.
: When doubts filled my mind, your comfort
: gave me renewed hope and cheer.
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: Psalm 94:18-19 (NLT)
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: ~Long Live Real Cowboys~
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