Devotion for 9/22/21 5 Minutes "Peace: The Fruit of the Spirit"

Boyd Thrash

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Galatians 5:22–25

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Galatians 5:22-25

Good evening everyone watching by video this evening,,, it's time for our weekly devotion.

I'm praying that all of you are having a wonderful week so far.

As I've said the last several weeks,,, we need to continue to remember those that are dealing with this virus.

Those that are sick,,, since there are many others dealing with this sickness as it continues to grow and,,, those that have lost loved ones,,, we need to continue to remember them as well.

Remember the medical teams that are dealing with this and any others that must work and take a chance of contacting this virus.

Also,,, continue to remember those on our prayer list,,, and our country and it’s leaders.

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Our devotion this evening comes from Billy Graham's devotion titled "Unto the Hills: A Daily Devotional".

Our scripture will be Galatians 5:22-25 and I'll be reading the Holman Christian Standard Bible.

Galatians 5:22–25 (HCSB) —

22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, 23gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25Since we live by the Spirit, we must also follow the Spirit.

God bless the reading and the hearing of your word this evening.

Let us pray:

Dear Lord,,, as we begin this evening,,, with all that are listening and watching by video,,, we ask that you open our ears to hear and our hearts and minds to receive the message that you have for us today,,, In Jesus' name I pray,,, Amen.

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The key word out of this scripture that Billy Graham uses in this devotion this morning,,, is peace.

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And he titled this devotion,,, "PEACE: THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT"

Peace carries with it the idea of unity, completeness, rest, ease, and security.

In the Old Testament the word was shalom.

Many times when I meet Jewish friends I greet them with “Shalom.”

And often, when I greet my Arab friends I use a similar term that they use for peace, “salam.”

This devotion must have been written right after a hijacking,,, because he said,,,

Recently as I watched the televised report of passengers disembarking from a hijacked plane,

I saw terror, horror, and fear on their faces.

But one woman had a little child in her arms, calmly sleeping through it all.

Peace in the midst of turmoil.

Isaiah said, “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee” (Isaiah 26:3).

This is the picture of any Christian who stands alone on life’s spiritual battlefield, by faith garrisoned round about with God’s holy weapons, and in command of the situation.

Such a man is not troubled about the future, for he knows who holds the key to the future.

He does not tremble on the rock, for he knows who made the rock.

He does not doubt, for he knows the One who erases all doubt.

When you and I yield to worry, we deny our God the right to lead us in confidence and peace.

Only the Holy Spirit can give us peace in the midst of the storms of restlessness and despair.

We should not grieve our Guide by indulging in worry or paying undue attention to self.

What are you worried about?

Why?

Prayer:

Our Father and our God, I rest in Your peace. Help me focus my mind always on You and know Your great calmness in my soul. Give me the quiet confidence to face life day by day, come what may, just as Your Son, Jesus, did in the midst of His enemies. Through Him I pray. Amen.

Graham, Billy. Unto the Hills: A Daily Devotional (p. 300). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition.