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gift of peace

 


I sure have enjoyed the e-devotions this week as we make our way through Philippians 4.  Each day opens some of the truths that Paul knew the people of Philippi desperately needed.


Their minds needed to focus on God and what is good.  They needed to have their hearts and minds guarded by His peace.  Our lives will be better by seeking joy more than anything else.  Paul shared this and so much more that the church would be, wait we all would be, changed by.


Walk on a little further.  We have two days left this week, and there are two more specific points I would like to draw our attention to from this chapter of the Bible.  Tomorrow we will talk about final comments, and today we get a reminded that is very important.


Philippians 4:9  NLT  

Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you.


The verse begin with the premise that this advise is an on going, non stop, needed continuous happening that makes us better and all we do last longer.  Paul says keep putting this in to practice.


Practice what?


Practice what you know is right.  Do what you have been taught.  What you received was something like a gift from the one who taught you.  How do we learn best?


We learn by seeing, by what is first hand given to us.  Paul says do what you head from me and what you saw me doing.  When we do what is right and what God has led us to do, we will begin to experience the peace of God


Go back several verses.  Peace is a gift from God.  Peace is possible because we trust God and put away worry and what doesn’t last.  Peace lasts because it is a gift from God.


Practice what gives you peace, and that is a gift from God.

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