HOLINESS
DELIVERS PEACE
Memorise:
I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him
that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him. Isaiah 57:19
Read:
Isaiah 57:19-21, Bible in one year: Nehemiah 8:13-9:38, John 7:40-8:11
Long life and mercy are two benefits
derivable from living a life of holiness. In addition to these, peace is
another dividend of a holy life. A fellow living a sanctified life enjoys God’s
peace at an optimum level. If you are saved and still lack peace, ask God to
sanctify you wholly. The moment He does this, you will begin to enjoy peace
that is way beyond human understanding. After interpreting King
Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, Daniel gave him this piece of advice.
“Wherefore,
O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by
righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be
a lengthening of thy tranquillity.”
Daniel
4:27
While great peace is available for the
upright, there is no peace for the wicked (Isaiah 57:21). There is a user of
this devotional, you lost your peace sometime ago and you have tried everything
possible to get it back without success. Your peace disappeared after you were
mean to a particular child of God, and you made life unbearable for this
fellow. If you ask God for forgiveness and make restitution to this fellow,
your peace shall be restored.
Moreover, a call to holiness is a call
to peace. Our God is the Author of peace (1st Corinthians 14:33),
and Jesus is declared to be the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6). A father can only
give whatever he has to his son. If you have God, you will definitely have
peace. That peace will grow ad you live holy. It is possible to be wealthy and
not have peace. It is also possible to be healthy and lack peace. Peace cannot
be bought with money. One of the attributes of God’s kingdom is peace (Romans
14:17). If you therefore want peace, you must first seek God’s kingdom and His
righteousness. In Psalm 29:11, God promises to bless His own with peace. This
really means that after God has blessed His children, He will add peace to it.
If you are blessed and no peace is added, those blessings can transform into a
curse at some point. Some people are “blessed” and yet, sorrow, pain, regret
and trouble are added. Such blessings are already cursed! Do you have the peace
of God?
Key
Point
Sin
always brings trouble. If you want peace but you are still living in sin, you
are responsible for your own troubles.
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