Welcome family of God

Do you have what the Bible calls is Great peace? Peace in time of war? Peace of mind and soul? God offers us this wonderful gift even in times of great difficulty...we bask in His Great Peace! But, to have this we need to Believe the Word of God and apply it to our lives. I got a clear picture this morning as I was in my devotions. Maybe someone out there will catch the meaning.

I learn by word pictures. Have you ever seen the moss on rocks by water? They look so soft and invite you to touch them. For me this morning I could see myself like that moss clinging, hugging the rock beside a fearsome, powerful waterfall. Yet, with all the feelings it caused me, I would have to say fear was the strongest. Just the power of that water pushing and falling far below makes my heart leap. But, why would I be there in the first place?

God's finger plants us where we will best know Him. If God is peace and I have read this in many places in His Love Letter, then, that must be the power I rely on and cling to and trust in. 

I wish I could describe fully what I want to share. My life and yours too I suspect, have experienced the force of falling captive to the waters of circumstance. You think you are floating along just fine and then you hear the roar, the rumble of something coming. You try to paddle back up stream but can not. Before you know it you are falling from a great height and your only thought is God help me!

That's one side of the story. What about the moss that hugs the rock beside that great fall? For me that looks like peace. It looks like the place where instead of fear, there is Great Peace. Nourishing mist falls softly on the moss and gives it strength to keep on hugging the rock. Instead of a horrible, thunderous voice from the falls, there is another song of joy as you watch the water fall beside you. The voice of Great Peace. 

So, I decided today that if God would make me like the moss and help me to cling, to hug The Rock provided for me...I will. Without fear of falling. Without fear of missing His voice in the noise. Without fear of dying without Great Peace.

Now for the scriptures I found...I will only share a few but there are many examples of Great Peace.

Psalm 119:165 says..."Those who love Thy law have great peace, and nothing cause them to stumble." Do you love the Words of God? Do you love The Word, His Son Jesus Christ?

He is called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. Read Isaiah 9:6. To me this says, God is bigger than the waterfall and bigger than the very rock I am hugging for survival.

Jesus said in John 14:27..."Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful." Yes Lord! I trust You!

Now, while most of these you may have heard before, please really take them to heart. Know the mind of the LORD.

Philippians 4:6-7 and what ever you are feeling anxious or fearful about this is what to do..."Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made know to God." For nothing? Hey, are you still hugging The Rock? In everything, regardless of the circumstances. Really? Are you still hugging The Rock?

Verse 7 says, "And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Do you feel Him guarding you? Where does your mind go when you hear reports of war so close? When you finally get the truth that our government cannot save us? When that child you are praying for is exclusively in the hands of God Who created them? 

When I feel shaken by the waterfalls, when the power seems so great it would sweep me away to destruction...I hug The Rock even closer. Holy Spirit helps me cling to that Hope that He is still in control.

Father I praise You for taking the time to show us where we need to be. Help us hug closely Your Word and know without a doubt Your power is over all. You have a good plan for us and we set aside all our cares and worries this day. In the matchless name of Jesus Christ, Your precious Son, amen.

Abundance is...I am moss, He is The Rock