Devotional for May 8

Your Word Gives Me Peace

49 Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
50 This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.
51 The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.
52 I remembered thy judgments of old, O Lord; and have comforted myself.
53 Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
54 Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
55 I have remembered thy name, O Lord, in the night, and have kept thy law.
56 This I had, because I kept thy precepts. Psalm 119:49-56 (KJV)

The Morning Exhortation

It can be hard to maintain your chilly in a world full of people who are like pots ready to boil over. Turn all, hear the good news….Jesus Christ our Lord lives, and He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Faith in God is the secret ingredient for peace in this life. Cast your worries upon the Lord because He cares for you, and He will keep you in perfect peace. What is it that ails you? Pray and ask for whatever it is that mercy must do for you. Utterly refuse to doubt the goodness of God, and according to your faith will it be done to you. This is the rule and the only limit. 

Question

How do we find peace in this crazy mixed up world?

Answer

Firstly, think it not strange that you are ill at ease when out and about in this sinful world (Jeremiah 4:14; 1 Peter 4:12-19; Hebrews 13:5-14). Secondly, let the disturbing of your inner peace be the que to re-focus your thoughts on being strong in the Lord and the power of His might (Ephesians 6:10; Ephesians 6:16-17; 2 Corinthians 10:4-6; Philippians 3:7-10; 2 Chronicles 20:15). And thirdly, remember the key to perfect peace is to fix your mind on God (Hebrews 12:1-2; Isaiah 26:3; Hebrews 13:20-21).

The Prayer Appointed for This Week from the Book of Common Prayer

Almighty Father who gave your only Son to die for our sins and to rise for our justification: Give me grace so to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness, that I may always serve you in pureness of living and truth; through Jesus Christ your Son my Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.