TODAY'S LESSON: PEACE
A DOUBLE MINDED MAN IS UNSTABLE IN ALL HIS WAYS.
JAMES 1:8
I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT ALL OF US WANT PEACE. SOME WANT TO HAVE A PEACE ABOUT THEIR JOB;OTHERS, PEACE ABOUT THEIR FINANCES AND STILL OTHERS WANT A PEACE ABOUT THEIR RELATIONSHIPS.
SO, IN WHAT RELATIONSHIP WOULD PEACE BE WELCOME?
WELL, LET'S SEE... THERE'S
PARENT-CHILD
BOSS-EMPLOYEE
HUSBAND-WIFE
FRIEND-FRIEND
ALL OF THESE ARE IMPORTANT, BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP WE WILL EVER HAVE IS THE ONE WHICH WE HAVE WITH GOD.
THERE ARE 3 KINDS OF RELATIONSHIPS WE CAN HAVE WITH GOD.
GOOD
BAD
NONE
YOU MIGHT SAY: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY.
GOOD- REVELATION 21:7
HE THAT OVERCOMETH SHALL INHERIT ALL THINGS;AND I WILL BE HIS GOD, AND HE SHALL BE MY SON.
BAD- REVELATION 3:16
SO THEN BECAUSE THOU ART LUKEWARM, AND NEITHER COLD NOR HOT, I WILL SPUE THEE OUT OF MY MOUTH.
UGLY- PSALM 1:4
THE UNGODLY ARE NOT SO: BUT ARE LIKE THE CHAFF WHICH THE WIND DRIVETH AWAY.
IN A GOOD RELATIONSHIP THERE IS PEACE. MAYBE NOT 100% OF THE TIME, BUT YOU KNOW THE PEACEMAKER AND THROUGH HIM YOU HAVE A PEACE THAT PASSES UNDERSTANDING.
FOR HE IS OUR PEACE, WHO HATH MADE BOTH ONE, AND HATH BROKEN DOWN THE MIDDLE WALL OF PARTITION BETWEEN US;
EPHESIANS 2:14
IN A BAD RELATIONSHIP YOU ALSO HAVE PEACE, BUT IT IS A FALSE PEACE. YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO "RIDE THE FENCE".
AND FOR THIS CAUSE GOD SHALL SEND THEM STRONG DELUSION, THAT THEY SHOULD BELIEVE A LIE:
II THESSALONIANS 2:11
AND
UNFORTUNATELY FOR SOME, THERE IS NO RELATIONSHIP;THEREFORE, THERE IS NO PEACE.
BUT THE CHILDREN OF THE KINGDOM SHALL BE CAST OUT INTO OUTER DARKNESS: THERE SHALL BE WEEPING AND GNASHING OF TEETH.
MATTHEW 8:12
HAVING TROUBLE MAKING PEACE WITH GOD?
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
MATTHEW 5:3-12
YESTERDAY IS HISTORY
TOMORROW IS A MYSTERY
BUT TODAY IS GOD'S GIFT AND THAT'S WHY IT'S CALLED THE PRESENT!
