Human search for peace
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· 7 viewsScripture teaches that peace is only found in God, but people try to find it elsewhere. A person’s desire for peace varies according to his or her circumstances.
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The places where people search for peace
The places where people search for peace
People search for peace in others
People search for peace in others
When Lamech was 182 years old, he became the father of a son. Lamech named his son Noah, for he said, “May he bring us relief from our work and the painful labor of farming this ground that the Lord has cursed.”
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People search for peace in material possessions
People search for peace in material possessions
This is the case of a man who is all alone, without a child or a brother, yet who works hard to gain as much wealth as he can. But then he asks himself, “Who am I working for? Why am I giving up so much pleasure now?” It is all so meaningless and depressing.
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People search for peace in God
People search for peace in God
In peace I will lie down and sleep,
for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe.
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The dangers in searching for peace
The dangers in searching for peace
It can lead to greed
It can lead to greed
And yet,
“Better to have one handful with quietness
than two handfuls with hard work
and chasing the wind.”
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It can lead to suffering and bondage
It can lead to suffering and bondage
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It can lead to destruction
It can lead to destruction
When people are saying, “Everything is peaceful and secure,” then disaster will fall on them as suddenly as a pregnant woman’s labor pains begin. And there will be no escape.
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People’s search for peace varies according to their circumstances
People’s search for peace varies according to their circumstances
The desire can increase in times of suffering and difficulties
The desire can increase in times of suffering and difficulties
Years passed, and the king of Egypt died. But the Israelites continued to groan under their burden of slavery. They cried out for help, and their cry rose up to God.
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The desire can diminish in times of comfort
The desire can diminish in times of comfort
So Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh’s palace, and Moses cried out to the Lord about the frogs he had inflicted on Pharaoh. And the Lord did just what Moses had predicted. The frogs in the houses, the courtyards, and the fields all died. The Egyptians piled them into great heaps, and a terrible stench filled the land. But when Pharaoh saw that relief had come, he became stubborn. He refused to listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had predicted.
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