Post by Cindy on Apr 15, 2016 10:44:08 GMT -5
“O LORD, you have searched me and you know me.” (Psalm 139:1)
Is peace possible in bad times? Can God truly give the peace that passes understanding in the cancer ward, the bankruptcy court, the funeral home?
Peace is possible only when you accept your adversity. In acceptance there is peace—genuine, deep–seated security. You can experience God’s peace and accept your hardships when you realize that your problems are allowed by God to accomplish His purposes in your life.
Satan had to ask God’s permission to attack and destroy Job’s family and possessions. God placed a limit on Satan’s activity, refusing to allow the devil to kill Job (Job 2:6).
What happens to you is not outside God’s power. It is not outside His wisdom. It is not outside His love. Evil may seem to reign, but God overrules evil for His purposes.
Acceptance is not resignation. It is not denial. It is not passivity. It is conscious awareness that your pain, though not authored by God, has been filtered through His sovereignty and providence and will conform you to Christ’s image.
You may never discover until eternity why He permits certain adversities. But they come with His knowledge and permission, and He knows all things perfectly.
Evil seems to reign right now, Lord, but I know that nothing that is happening to me is outside Your power. It is not outside Your love. It is not outside Your wisdom. All that touches my life is filtered through Your providence to conform me to Christ’s image.
“O LORD, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD. You hem me in—behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.” (Psalm 139:1–6)
Enter His gates: A daily devotional
Is peace possible in bad times? Can God truly give the peace that passes understanding in the cancer ward, the bankruptcy court, the funeral home?
Peace is possible only when you accept your adversity. In acceptance there is peace—genuine, deep–seated security. You can experience God’s peace and accept your hardships when you realize that your problems are allowed by God to accomplish His purposes in your life.
Satan had to ask God’s permission to attack and destroy Job’s family and possessions. God placed a limit on Satan’s activity, refusing to allow the devil to kill Job (Job 2:6).
What happens to you is not outside God’s power. It is not outside His wisdom. It is not outside His love. Evil may seem to reign, but God overrules evil for His purposes.
Acceptance is not resignation. It is not denial. It is not passivity. It is conscious awareness that your pain, though not authored by God, has been filtered through His sovereignty and providence and will conform you to Christ’s image.
You may never discover until eternity why He permits certain adversities. But they come with His knowledge and permission, and He knows all things perfectly.
Evil seems to reign right now, Lord, but I know that nothing that is happening to me is outside Your power. It is not outside Your love. It is not outside Your wisdom. All that touches my life is filtered through Your providence to conform me to Christ’s image.
“O LORD, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD. You hem me in—behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.” (Psalm 139:1–6)
Enter His gates: A daily devotional
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