Day 43
Psalm 119:165 Amplified Version
"Great peace have they who love your law..."
We have "seen" that there are great benefits God has given us. These benefits are received by faith. We also follow God's instructions, which is His strategy for us to obtain and walk in what He has provided. Some instructions are already written in God's Word. We will receive other specific instructions as God leads us by the Holy Spirit. Let us begin to examine how we possess what God has provided for us. Our first subject is peace.
Peace, we see, comes to those who love God's Word. A person's love for something can be seen by his dedication to it. Something that is loved is not ignored. When we love something, we pay attention to it. Our behavior and conversation demonstrate our love for it. As we receive God's peace by faith, we realize that we are also receiving a love for His Word.
Proverbs 3:2 indicates that paying attention to God's Word will produce peace. Isaiah 26:3 tells us that the one who keeps His mind on God will enjoy perfect peace. How can one keep his mind on God without being mindful of His Word?
"There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked." (Isaiah 48:22) Psalm 85:10 says righteousness and peace have kissed each other. We must live uprightly to walk in peace. A wicked life and peace do not match. I John 3:21 says, "Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God." When we know we are not doing what is right, our own spirit will condemn us. Thus, we lose our confidence in our relationship with God, and that makes it impossible for us to enjoy peace.
So, we must love God's Word in order to possess God's peace. If we get out of line, He has provided a way for us to get back in line. I John 1:9 says if we confess our sins, He will forgive and cleanse us. So, even if we fail, we have no excuse for living without peace.
I love God's Word. I walk in obedience to God's Word and I experience God's peace continually.