“Light from on high”
– Luk 1:78 (AMP)
Peace to you…
Isa 48:18 (NIrV) I wish you would pay attention to my commands. If you did,
peace would flow over you like a river. Holiness would sweep over you like the waves of the ocean.
What a wonderful picture! Peace like a river. Peace that constantly flows – never ending. And holiness filling our lives – washing over us like waves of the sea. That is a picture of a set-aside live that is ever marked by beauty and calmness. Isn’t that desirable? The single condition is always the same: listen to My commands – attend to My Voice.
I see a deeper connection here. All rivers flow into the sea. It would seem that God is saying, “peace is the factor that will govern holiness”. Your “peace-river” will end in your “holiness-sea”.
Did you know that the word “peace” appears 379 times in the New King James translation of the Bible? What did Jesus say to the storm on the sea? “Peace, be still”. What were the first words Jesus uttered to His disciples after His resurrection? “Peace be with you”. And 8 days later when He appeared to them again (with the doubting Thomas present): “Peace to you”.
Isn’t satan’s tactic always to disturb the peace? This is true personally, socially, nationally and even world-wide. Think about that… The lack of peace causes disruption, fear, anxiety, aggression and all kinds of evil.
Almost all Epistles in the Bible end with a peace-salutation: “peace to you” or “grace to you and peace…”.
May the Prince of peace cast His calm reassurance over you today! Then “your righteousness will go before you” (Isa 58:8).
Warm regards
from the pastoral office
PS: I would like to express my deepest gratitude to you for your unwavering financial giving into the work of the Lord. I do not say this with any hidden agenda, I am simply impressed! While most churches, big and small, probably go through some financial decline during this lock-down, it is clear that your understanding of giving is not vested in man, but in the infallible Word of God. May you be blessed with abundant peace!
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