\u201cFor to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.\u201d <\/em>(Isaiah 9:6 \u2013 NIV)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
I also believe there must be constant abiding for us to be recipients of this peace. Abiding in God\u2019s Word, in His presence, in fellowship with other believers, and in remembrance of Jesus\u2019 sacrifice. The more we abide with God, the deeper our peace becomes.<\/p>\n
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Now I might add, we should be constantly abiding in God\u2019s grace ourselves, but we miss that mark. So let\u2019s just make that a goal. To be constantly abiding in God\u2019s presence. Oh, won\u2019t that make the ol\u2019 devil mad.<\/p>\n
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Jesus mentioned in John 15 that we are to remain in Him. If you read my blog post several days ago, I mentioned in this short 17 verses, Jesus called us to remain in Him eleven times. He knew the importance of constantly abiding, but more importantly, He wanted us to know the importance of constantly abiding.<\/p>\n
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Your day may bring some unpeaceable moments. It\u2019s during those times that we can rely on Jesus to be Prince of Peace. To let His peace carry us through the periods of turmoil. When we have Jesus\u2019 peace in our hearts, nothing can bother us. Nothing can shake us. Nothing.<\/p>\n
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So today I call for peace. Not peace in the world, that isn\u2019t going to happen. But peace in our hearts. Know that Jesus is abiding there. Know that He has conquered the world and there is no reason for us to fear. Know that His peace resides in your heart.<\/p>\n
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There\u2019s a peace in my heart and I know that it\u2019s here to stay!<\/p>\n
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Grace and peace be yours in abundance,<\/p>\n
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Donna<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>While one sang this bit, the other sang, \u201cPeace in my heart. Peace in my heart\u201d over and over. It really was quite good. And I can sing this part of the song to this day. I don\u2019t remember the rest of it though.<\/p>\n