For
today’s devotional I give you an original poem written in 2010 and
revised June 22, 2019. I pray reading the scripture and the poem will
bless you.
The
Blessing of Peace
“The
Lord will give strength unto His people; the Lord will bless his
people with peace.” -Psalm 29:11 (KJV)
“May
God give peace to you, my Christian brothers; and love, with faith
from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” -Ephesians 6:22
(TLB)
Today
a brand new year
stretches
before us like the pages
of
an unwritten book.
In
our country and in the world
turmoil
exists;
there
seems to be little peace,
a
lack of trust, no rest from trouble,s
and
absence of direction and purpose.
Yet
within the heart of every child of God
it
is possible to have peace, joy, gratitude,
love,
hope and vitality.
These
are gifts of promise
from
the Almighty who orders the universe
and
visits every believing heart, saying,
“I
will give strength to my people;
I
will bless my people with peace.”
Peace
is not a result of outward circumstances,
although
we can be buffeted about by them.
Peace
is a gift from God, as is love.
We
love because He first loved us.
We
have peace because He is the author of peace.
He
will assist us to write “Peace” on the pages of our lives.
I
know not what this new year holds, and good it is
that
I cannot see the pitfalls, challenges ahead.
But
these truths I know with assurance:
I
walk with God; God walks with me.
In
the pathway, with Him leading
there
will be, every day and night,
peace,
joy, gratitude, love, hope and vitality.
How
do I know? Can I count these as reality?
Yes!
How can I answer so emphatically?
Because
I walk with God and He walks with me.
-
Georgianne Ethelene Dyer Jones
(Composed
January 10, 2010; revised June 22, 2019)
