(Col 3:15 NKJV) And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.
The peace of God… it’s something that we sometimes don’t pay enough attention to or give enough importance to.
Have you ever done something, or planned or attempted to do something that seemed perfectly logical, or maybe somebody was pushing you to do something, but you just didn’t have a “good feeling” about it?
How about on the opposite side of things?
Have you ever done something that makes no sense to the logical mind, especially to those around you, but you had a peace about it and you just knew it was what you needed to do?
Maybe you or the people around you didn’t understand how you could have peace about doing something that seemed so odd and illogical to the natural mind.
(Phil 4:6-7 NKJV) Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; {7} and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
God’s peace passes all understanding. What does that mean?
Sometimes the things that God wants us to do will look foolish to the natural mind and if we try to figure it out, it just won’t make sense.
(1 Cor 1:27 NKJV) But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty;
So if you’re considering doing something, or if you feel like God has asked you to do something or is moving you in a specific direction, and it just doesn’t make sense to your head, check your “peace meter”. If your peace meter is registering on the low side, maybe you need to think twice about doing it. Maybe it’s not really God, after all.
But if you feel that peace of God and your peace meter is running on the high side, even though the things you’re doing might not seem logical to the natural mind, then go ahead and take that next step.
Let God guide you and keep a close eye on your peace meter.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-377-5400
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