"The Lord gives strength to his people; the
Lord blesses his people with peace." Psalm 29:11
Have you ever been around an extremely generous
person? There have been times people
have lavished me with so much generosity that it became uncomfortable and downright
embarrassing. That is the way the Lord
generously pours His love and gifts on us!
This verse talks about two important things
that the Lord pours out in our life: 1)
strength and 2)peace. There is seldom a
day that goes by that I do not rely on the strength of the Lord to resist
temptation, to stand during a trial or to not give up hope about a promise the
Lord has given me. The strength of my
moral fiber or character is tenuous at best.
But he has unlimited power to enable us
to walk in the Spirit and meet the demands of living in a sin-filled
world.
Thank God for His gift of peace! So much of life makes no sense to me, tries
my faith and leaves me riddled with anxiety.
But the supernatural commodity of peace enables me to see the storm, but
not feels the effects of it.
After a season of intense work-related stress, I
can see how Christ's peace was multiplied to me to see me through the tensest
of days. But I also appreciate how after
the storm had past He renewed my reserves of peace. Today I spent hours at the beach, taking in
the sounds of the surf, observing the undaunted peace of the birds.
It is a reminder that He is watching over all creation, providing for it
just as He does for his children.
Dear
Lord, help me to receive your strength and peace. Help me to walk in the Spirit and not be
moved by the stressors that life throws my way, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
Sherri
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