PEACE LIKE A RIVER
Memorise: O that thou hadst
hearkened to my commandments! Then had thy peace been as a river and thy
righteousness as the waves of the sea.
Isaiah 48:18
If you desire to combine long life with pleasurable
days, you must keep your tongue from evil, do good, and depart from evil. You
must seek peace and pursuer it. This means that wherever there is a conflict,
you must do everything in your power to install peace. You must vigorously
follow after peace. Proverbs 16:7 says,
“When a man’s ways please the
LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.”
From this scripture, we see that there is a link
between our relationship with God and the type, duration and extent of our
peace. Isaiah 9:6 calls Jesus the Prince of peace. In other words, Jesus is the
manufacturer and true custodian of peace. There is no way you can enjoy lasting
peace without first pleasing Him. What kind of peace are you enjoying? The
peace that you have is a reflection of your relationship with the Prince of
Peace. If you please Him, He can settle the conflicts that exist between you
and your enemies. If you want to settle the conflict between you and your
enemies or even between you and your loved ones, yet you keep the Prince of
Peace at a distance, then you are not yet ready for settlement.
“O that thou hadst hearkened
to my commandments! Then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness
as the wave of the sea:” Isaiah 48:18
From this scripture, we see that total obedience to
God is one major way to please God and secure peace. Also from this scripture,
peace is likened to a river. This implies that peace flows. It is something
that other people can draw from. Unfortunately, the peace that some people have
is not enough for them, to talk less of extending it to others. God wants to
give you peace like a river so that many troubled souls can contact you and
find peace. Do you have peace? Can your peace calm the stormy situations of
others? Does your peace flow to others? How is your relationship with God?
Whatever the situation, it can be better improved in your obedience to God and
see things change in your favour.
Key Point
Pleasing God and obeying His
commandments are the currency for purchasing God’s peace.
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