God's Peace

Dogs with a picture, which I believe the lord gave me for someone. Whether it's someone in the room somewhere watching online or listening lights, are Dark Knight. But I had a picture of a Dusty perfume bottle thing. At least one person to at least one person that social isolation. You're not used to sharing who you are anymore being real. 2 Corinthians 2, and verse 14 in the passion, translation says through. I yielded lies. He spread the fragrance of the knowledge of God, everywhere we go. My belief is the Lord is saying that he's opening doors, creating new social opportunities for you. You don't have to. The door. You'll notice some open Windows to, these are also social opportunities, but that's a different lighter kind of higher level and most superficial, which it doesn't mean that than meaningless just lighter and it's important to discern when you shut a date. Play the things of the heart that really matter to you. I want to share to less personal level if you're not a practice for a while with being socially isolated, but keep listening to the Holy Spirit within you and he will go into J.

Your social instincts are Rusty. So not non-existent. This is the new season and it's time to integrate socially again. Stampy, don't let the Lord walks with you. He's the one opening doors and windows and through yielded life intends to spread the fragrance of the knowledge of him. Wherever you guys.

Let's move on to the subject for today, which is God's peace. And it will be trouble by number of different issues including the Corona virus. It's important to take hold of the peace that Jesus died to give us. It's not about sticking our heads in the signs. I'm pretending all is well, it's about taking hose of the god-given P that she's has bequeathed to us as it says, in the classic home to fight translation. But she died to give to us from that place of Peace, Waging War on the enemy of Peace in prayer, and living a life surrendered to him. Escape main scripture today, John 14:27 and I'm reading from the new King James version. John 14, 27,

Peace. I leave with you. My peace. I give to you not as the world gives. Do I give to you, let not your heart. Be troubled. Neither Let It Be Afraid.

P, e r. N a in Greek, excuse my pronunciation, and using the English alphabet, but with an E added at the beginning. And it's the word from which the name Irene is survived. There are various meanings of this word space including by implication Prosperity one-piece quietness. Rest and sets at 1 again. This is the piece that Jesus left us because he knew that we would need it. It's his own piece, so he knew it was in any and every circumstance and situation. That's what one again, really says it to me. Does a sense of refreshing and Restoration in knots in my opinion which is Whelan's Illustrated in for example Psalm 23 verses 1 to 3 and I'm just picking a few phrases on to the classic comes with my translation is so the Lord is my shepherd. I shall not lack. He leads me beside the still and restful Waters. He refreshes and restores my life myself. This is all gods and this is his desire for us. Give him the power of His word. Let's all say this now together. I'm rest in the truth of it. The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not. Like he leads me beside the still and restful Waters. He refreshes and restores my life myself.

And I saw a 41st that you want in the passion translation if I don't have full save us, so she won't it reads. But those who wait for you, always Grace, you always another word for got those who, wait for you, always praise will experience Divine strength. They will rise up on soaring wings and fly like eagles, run that race without growing weary of walk through life, without giving up.

To me, this is another of the stration of Define pace, completeness and strengths that we experienced in the Lord's presence when we wait for his grace, is this translation says, I find what Joyce Meyer, the American Bible Teach an adult. It says about this was helpful. Quietly waiting on God, spending time alone with him in prayer worship, or Bible reading encourages us to restore our bodies and emotions and anything else we can do. We need to do this regularly? Iog to insist on quiet time with God. Don't let anyone take those moments from you. A nice time, God empowers you to face everything you need to do with renewed, physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual strength. Going back to John 14 verse 27 reading this time from the passion translation, which puts it this way, I leave the gift of peace with you. My Pace not the kind of fragile peace given by the wheels but my perfect space. Don't you to fit or be troubled in your heart instead be courageous. The Fragile peace given by the world. To me, means the absence of trouble and positive, happy circumstances, I welcome the absence of trouble S. Phone says, let's be honest, but that kind of face. It's a pain as Jesus Piece is not, his Pace was in the midst of all circumstances and an indifferent. How can I be so sure. If Jesus had lost his Pace, he wouldn't have had it to give to us. We'll stay Jesus. Wouldn't give us something that doesn't work.

Don't you? Fear will be troubled in your heart. It doesn't say that we mustn't ever experienced fan, but that we mustn't give in to it. The Wilds, Jesus has given us a free gift of Peace. We can't be positive about taking hold of it. So what do we do when fear comes knocking at the door? Answer the door with faith. Find what the Bible. The word of God says, about how we want to deal with this and use the word, which, according to fishing, 6617 is the sword of the spirit. Speak to your situation. Using the word of God in Jesus name by 5. Speak to yourself. For example, I refuse to fit You're telling yourself how to think which can be helpful, especially in circumstances where there's only been a natural response or I have it.

The foaming bath is what it says about the righteous. Those who trust in Jesus footling in right standing with all holy God. It's just one example, some 112 + 575 + 100 + 12 + 57, + 11 translation, they do not fear, bad news, they confidently, trust the Lord to care for them. I do not say, if I news they confidently, trust the Lord to Castle them. So you can tell yourself, I refuse to fear 5 news, I confidently trust the Lord to care for me. You'll need to do that repeatedly to get the inside of you. So it's sad when you need it. I refuse to fear that something, I regularly tell myself.

Here are a few other examples of why we don't need to fit. It's so important to know these so that we can draw on them when we need them. The first example is from Psalm 23 and verse for Psalm 23 and verse. I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for you are with me, your rod and your staff, they comfort me. I will fear no evil. Lexus, I will is a choice. It's a decision. It may not be a one-off decision either. You may have to keep making this decision as you walk through the valley of the shadow of death, whatever that means for you. I will fear. No evil. How can we say that so, confidently? How can we come to knit confidently? Make that decision and keep making it. It doesn't say that Tuff Stuff won't happen that we weren't encounter difficulties or challenges as I will not fear evil, why not? See you all with me. All God is with us. The one who defeated Satan, triumphing over all people, spiritual forces on the cross, my Camp spectacle of them as it says in Colossians 2:15, is with us. I'm not. The reason we don't need to fear evil. He hems Us in behind them before, as it says, in Psalm 139 verse 5, he's more than with us. He lives inside all of us who believe that Jesus is the son of God, and that he died for our sins and Rise Again. Your Rod and your staff, they comfort me. A Shepherd looks at Psalm 23 is a really great book by a guy called Philip color himself has shifted to some, yes, that gives real insight into Psalm 23, the $60 can miss those who have never really experienced much for the agricultural Wells. He grew up and lived in East Africa. Surrounded by nights of herders, whose Customs closely resemble, those of the Middle East in counterpart. The following is some of what he says about this. Love the world or Club is exactly suited to the size and strength of each. That's a boy and his young sapling, which is stuff from the ground called a whistle down with great care and patience. Once finished the chef with boys, spend hours practicing with it, learning how to throw in with amazing speed and accuracy. It becomes the main west of the weapon of defense for both himself and his sheep. What's in Kenya, I was being accompanied by Young must buy her to the Carriage Club in his hand. For specific reason, they decided to dislodge a folder of roll it down, the slope. As we receive them pushed against the boulder. A cobra beneath it suddenly came into view. Ready to strike in a split-second. The alert Shepherd, boy, lashed out with his Club, killing the snake on the spot. the weapon has never left his hand even while we works on the rug, Fuel Rod comforts me in that. Instant, I saw the meaning of this phrase and did you like, it was the wrong word, Eveready in the chef is hand? But it saves the day for us. And it was for them all the instrument used to discipline and correct any way. Would she if the chef is store sheet Wandering Way on its own or approaching poisonous weeds? We're guessing to face the danger of one sort or another club with the whistling through the eye, to send the way with animals scurrying back to the Bone. Another interesting use of the rod was to examine and count the shape to be subject to being as nice Castle intimate and first-hand examination. A shape that's a pasta under the rug as it says in his equal 20 bus. 37 was one that had been counted and looked over with great care to make sure that all is well with the scope for Chiapas. Let's go for Shepherd opens the face with the rod runs. His skillful hands over the body and feels for any signs of trouble. It's a comfort for the sheets only in this way. Can it hidden problems? Be light bad for the shattered.

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Let's look at another reason. Why we don't need to face. In Psalm 27, verse 1 and a reading from the new King James version of Psalm 27 verse one. It says the Lord is my light and my salvation Whom Shall, I Fear? The Lord is the strength of my life of whom. Shall I be afraid?

This is a clear statement that we don't need to be afraid of people. The Lord God himself is our alliance and the strength of Our Lives. The light of Life Is With Us. The one who said like, be and light was is with us. Light travels at 186,000 miles per second. Well. If you get your head around that 11160000 miles per minute,

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I'm the one who said like they is all lines and all salvation, Whom Shall We? Fare As it says, in Proverbs 29:25 on a reading from the classic Amplified translation, Proverbs 29, verse 25, the fear of man brings the snow, but whoever atlans on trusting and puts his confidence. In the Lord is safe and stuff on high. The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever leans on trusting. And put his put his confidence in the Lord is safe and set on high. Joyce Meyers teaching on faith in God and pleasing others. It's helpful here today. And I'll summarize that Wanting to place and be acceptable is a natural trait. We might even say, it's Godly has to be good to people and make a practice of placing our neighbors, as it says in Romans 15 verses 2 to 3, but we need to balance the above all. We are to be good places, not self pleases or people places. We usually discovered that if we don't these people, they don't approve about that. So if we have an out-of-balance need for approval, we will be people Pleasers. The Apostle Paul wedding license 110, but he did not say popularity with Mom. Yes, in 1 Corinthians 10:33 to please people on, accommodate himself to that. Desire is an opinion and noticed that they might be saved. I want type of time to look at these fast is now, but once it seemed to be contradictory If we're honest on the horses that behind them, we see that. Then. Who wanted to please people to maintain good relationships with them. What's the purpose of leading them to accept Jesus as my savior? He also wants you to please God and fulfill the cold of God on his life. Who knew how to maintain balance in this area? He trying to please people, as long as pleasing them didn't call him to displease the Lord. The Bible says, the next 529. We must have by God, rather than man, I think of people places. So those if you need approval. So desperately that they allow us to control manipulate and use them, they all stare face individuals, they fear rejection. Judgment what people think and say and especially anger and disapproval. This is not to condemn anyone, but to say this is not God's way. God's faces of Grace based individuals, who don't seek approval out of insecurity of Faith. They strive to follow, God with all thy heart but also seek to please a minister to others without compromise or fear of rejection. I felt like the nation of Proverbs 29:25, the fear of man brings a snare, but whoever leans on trusting, and puts his confidence. In the Lord is safe and stats on high. We don't need to fit people because all confidence is in the Lord. I said example of why we don't need to fear is in Isaiah 41, verse 10. And I'm reading from the classic Amplified translation, that's Isaiah 41, verse 10, Turn off, there is nothing to say for I am with you do not look around you and Tara and be dismayed for I am. Your God. I will strengthen. And Halden. You too difficult to? Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will hold you up and retain you with my Victorious. Right hand of rightness and justice. Fear not there is nothing to fear for. I am with you do not look around you and Tara and be dismayed for I am. Your God. I will strengthen and hot new to difficulty. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will hold you up and retain you with my Victorious. Right hand of rightness and justice. I will strengthen and hard on you, too difficult is sometimes by God's grace. It removes us from difficult, situations will help us to avoid them. Sometimes we find out about it and sometimes we done, but there are times when we have to go through difficulties, you can't live life in this world and avoid them. But God doesn't abandon us. He guess that's what we need to get through and to get through Victoria say yes, I will help you. I will hold you up think about he's saying that. James 1 versus 2 2 4 ohm reading from the passion translation. James 1:2-4 it says my fellow Believers when it seems as though you were facing nothing but difficult is theaters, new valuable opportunity to experience the greatest joy that you can do. You know that when your faith is tested, is, does that power within you to enjoy things? And then it's your insurance crazy me, stronger. It will release Perfection into every part of your bag until there is nothing missing. I'm nothing like him. Nothing, missing and nothing lacking. Sounds like time to Pace to me. But it's one that can only come through enjoying great challenges by faith. So we don't need to fit difficult is because God will strengthen and holding us to them and help us. Lost but not lay set, reminder cells of what it says. In 2, Timothy 1 verse 7 I was a memory of us look a lot like guys.

2, Timothy 1, verse 7 has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind other translations, say, power, love and self-discipline or self-control. God has given us. What we need, not be afraid, we need to learn to use it and get into the habit of using it. There's no shame in ceiling said gold anticipated, which is why it says, do not system many times in the Bible. Many of God's people needed to hear it in the past and we need to keep hearing it now. It's learning to deal with it, so it doesn't direct our steps guide, our decisions or block the peace that Jesus gave us. Let's finish with all key scripture. John 14:27, reading from the new King James version. John 14, 27, Peace. I leave with you. My peace. I give to you not as the world gives. Do I give to you, let not your heart. Be troubled. Neither Let It Be Afraid. Thank you.