Friday, May 30, 2008

To Walk in the Perfect Peace of God


Father, in Jesus' Name, I thank You that Your peace is my covenant right in Christ Jesus. I will keep my mind fixed on You Lord and trust in You and You will keep me in perfect peace.

I will not fret or have anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, I will continue to make my wants known to You, Father. And Your peace, which transcends all understanding, shall garrison and mount guard over my mind and heart in Christ Jesus. I fix my mind only on that which is worthy of reverence, honorable, just, pure, lovely, kind and gracious. If there is anything worthy of praise, I will think on and weigh and take account only of these things.

I will let the peace of God rule in my heart. As I do, I believe that my calm and undisturbed heart and mind are life and health to my physical body. I humble myself under the mighty hand of God, casting all of my concerns and anxieties on Him once and for all, because I know that He cares for me affectionately.

I thank You, Father, that You have not given me a spirit of timidity, of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear. The spirit I have of You is of power and love and of a calm and well balanced mind, of discipline and self control. You, Lord, are on my side; I will not fear. What can men do to me? You, Lord, are my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear or dread? You, Lord, are the refuge and stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? I love Your law, 0 Lord; nothing shall offend me or make me stumble; I walk in great peace, in Jesus' Name,

Amen.

Scripture References: Isaiah 26:3. The Amplified Bible- Philippians 4:6-8; Colossians 3:15; Proverbs 14:30; 1 Peter 5:6-7; 2 Timothy 1:7; Psalms 118:6,119:165.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

A profound and beautiful prayer. Thank you for posting that. Nice photo too.

Alf

Jen said...

Hey Alesia,
Just an FYI on John Piper, in case you weren't aware. In my research on another subject/pastor, I came across Piper and found that he adheres to Replacement Theology. Kathy had posted something about him, too, and I mentioned it to her, so I figured I'd do the same for you. Not that he doesn't have anything useful or truthful to share, but just keep that in mind when reading his material. I never heard of replacement theology until last year, but now that I know what it is, I can clearly see that my Methodist upbringing never touched on God's promise to His original people (Jews) and I therefore figured that they were only important as far as the OT goes. I was never taught to be anti-Semitic, but the evidence of that seeps in when one believes that God is finished with the Jews. Just proceed with caution.

Blessings,
Jen

Grace said...

Hi Alesia!

This is Grace!

I had a terrible computer crash last week and am trying to recover all of my favorites, etc. I have found a few of you but cannot figure out how to be able to see Hyde's stuff.

How can I get this info without devulging it to others?

I can give you my email address if we delete the comment right away.

Let me know what I can do.

Thanks! How is the job going? I sure appreciate all of your level headedness and loving attitude on there!

Grace

Alesia said...

Hi Grace,
Sorry to hear about the crash.

Go to my profile, my email is there. Send me an email & I'll send you the address.

Thanks, you are too kind!

Grace said...

Alesia!

I loved your prayer here today. I really need to pray that God would make this so in my life. For us, it has been one stuggle after another and I really just want it to stop.

If He did, what lessons and eternal reaping would I miss out on?

Thanks for the link! I honestly was more concerned about that than most of the other stuff.

God's richest blessings to you my sister!

Grace

Today's Bible Story
Monday, May 5, 2025
Moses in the Bulrushes
Exodus 1 to Exodus 2:10
The baby Moses in found hidden in the bulrushes, and brought to Pharoah's daughter.
JOSEPH DIED IN Egypt when he was a hundred and ten years old; and all the people mourned for him. Some time after this, when the descendants of Jacob had become very numerous, there was a king of Egypt who treated them in a harsh manner. He tried to make slaves of them, setting them to all kinds of hard labor. But, the more he oppressed them, the more they increased in number; and the Egyptians were afraid lest, in time of war, the Israelites might turn against them, and make their escape out of the land.

    So the king commanded that all the sons of the children of Israel, or Hebrews as they are also called, should be put to death as soon as they were born. But the Hebrews to whom he gave this wicked command did not obey him; at which the king was so angry that he ordered his own people to throw all these poor little children into the river.

    At this time a Hebrew named Amram had a son born: he was a beautiful child, and for three months his mother, Jochebed, succeeded in saving him from the Egyptians.

    But at last she found she could no longer conceal him. So she made an ark, that is, a sort of cradle, of bulrushes coated over with pitch, laid him in it, and then placed the ark among the reeds that grew by the riverside, while his sister stood watching in the distance to see what would become of him.

    Presently the king's daughter, attended by her women, came down to the river, and, perceiving the ark among the reeds, she sent one of her servants to bring it to her.

    It was accordingly brought; and when she saw the poor little child crying, she was sorry for it, for she knew it must be one of the Hebrew children whom the king had commanded to be killed, and whose mother had laid it there, hoping that some one would have compassion on it.

    The child's sister, seeing how the princess pitied him, then came forward, and asked whether she should fetch a Hebrew woman to nurse it for her. The princess bade her do so. So she fetched his own mother, and the king's daughter told her to take the child away and nurse it for her. Then his mother joyfully carried her little one home again.

    When he was old enough to be taken to Pharaoh's daughter, she called him her son, named him Moses, which means "drawn out of the water," and had him taught all that was known to the Egyptians, who were a very learned people.

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