MORNING MANNA           4/19/20

“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” – Phil. 4:6-7

Since I plan to preach about peace in both services today I thought it might be good to get your thoughts headed in that direction. That’s something God expects us to think about. Henry Van Dyke said, “It is the deepest and most universal desire of man, whose prayer in all ages has been, ‘Grant us Thy Peace, O Lord.’ It is the reward of the righteous, the blessing of the good, the crown of life’s effort, and the glory of eternity. The prophets foretell the beauty of its coming and the psalmists sing of the joy which it brings. Jesus Christ is its Divine Messiah, its high priest and its holy prince. The evangelists and prophets proclaim and preach it. From beginning to end the Bible is full of the praise of peace.”

Being so important you can rest assured that Satan is doing everything in his power to prevent you from enjoying the pleasure of peace. George Washington said, “There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet an enemy”. He was right. That’s true regardless of the nature of your struggle. If we are to have peace we must put on “the whole armour of God” ( Eph. 6:11). But to do that we must first trust Christ as our Lord and Savior. As someone said, “No God, no peace. Know God, know peace”. There can be no peace apart from knowing Christ.