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How to be thankful in an unthankful world
By Letting the peace of Christ “rule” in your Heart
Nothing turns us into bitter, selfish, dissatisfied people more quickly than an ungrateful heart.
And nothing will do more to restore contentment and the joy of our salvation than a true spirit of thankfulness.
The need for thanksgiving points to the need for true peace.
The need for peace in our world can be seen in every corner of the world.
Today people are trying to find peace in isolation of “man caves, she sheds.
Also by living off grid, moving to the most remote places on the earth.
They are seeking peace through the avenue of isolation and quietness.
People long for peace.
The peace many are seeking can be defined by a few words.
Tranquility, calm, stillness, and loneness.
This kind of peace can be found.
However, it will only last if the storms of life are held at bay.
Life is one storm after another.
They came like the waves of the ocean beating on the beach.
When you know the Lord Jesus as your Savior, there is a rest and contentment in your heart that can’t be explained by words.
That will lead to thanksgiving.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus
How can we Let the peace of Christ rule
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What is the peace of God?
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Its Christ peace
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Its only found in Christ
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d. “The peace of Christ” is different from any other kind.
In the brief hours before he died, Jesus said to his disciples, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.
I do not give to you as the world gives” ().[1]
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The peace is the Peace Jesus called “my Peace”
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Can you imagine having the peace of Christ in your heart.
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He gives us his own personal peace.
It is not just the peace we experience when there is no conflict.
It is a sense of wholeness and well-being, completeness and totality[2]
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It’s the presence of Christ.
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His peace and his presence are marvelously associated in both the Old and New Testament Scriptures[3]
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The Lord bless you, and keep you;
25 The Lord make His face shine on you,
And be gracious to you;
26 The Lord lift up His countenance on you,
And give you peace.[4]
2. How does the peace of Christ rule in our lives?
a. “Let the peace of Christ be umpire in your heart amidst the conflicts of life.
Let it decide what is right.
Let it be your counselor.”
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We are changed by the peace of Christ
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Our lives are different old /New
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Ills.
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An old story which comes from the Salvation Army in the last century tells of a strong-willed woman who had been nicknamed “Warrior Brown” because of her fiery temper.
She was often belligerent and became enraged whenever she got drunk.
Then one day she was converted.
Her entire life was wonderfully changed by the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit.
At an open-air meeting a week later, she told everyone what Jesus had done for her.
Suddenly a scoffer threw a potato at her, causing a stinging bruise.
Had she not been converted, she would have lashed out at the man furiously.
God’s grace, however, had made such a profound change in her conduct that she quietly picked up the potato and put it into her pocket without saying a word.
No more was heard of the incident until the time of the “harvest festival” months later.
Then the dear lady who had been known as “Warrior Brown” brought as her offering a little sack of potatoes.
She explained that after the open-air meeting she had cut up and planted the “insulting potato,” and what she was now presenting to the Lord was “the increase.”
Warrior Brown had allowed “the peace of Christ” to be umpire of her life.[5]
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Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.[6]
3. How do we know If the peace of Christ has stop ruling in our lives?
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When we step out of His will (even unintentionally), we lose His peace.[7]
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When the believer loses his inner peace, he knows that he has in some way disobeyed God.[8]
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When we obey the will of God, we have His peace within[9]
d. “And be thankful,” a command repeated at the ends of and 17.
When the buckets we carry are full of Christ, our lives are bathed with the peace of God in thanksgiving[10]
4. Beware of a false peace
a. he is fleeing from the presence of the lord
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Jonah deliberately disobeyed God, yet he was able to go to sleep in the hold of a ship in a storm!
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c. “I had peace about it!” is not sufficient evidence that we are in the will of God[12]
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Jonah thought he was at peace, when actually his sins created a storm![13]
e. Have you ever claimed to be at peace with God but knew it was not true?
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The peace of Christ cannot be argued with a false pretense
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The test of the Peace of Christ in our life
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How is your relationship with God?
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When I kept silent,
my bones wasted away
through my groaning all day long.
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