30th January, 2008
That Associated Peace
Watching, praying, reading the Word all with great hope for the life of a loved individual. Last night I stayed up late and prayed and read with my mother-in-law. Looking at her face and deep into her eyes, searching for a sign or some form of communication. None! There is a peace which I am grateful to witness and thankful to be chosen by God to be part of a well fought journey. Paul when writing to the Church in the Book of Philippians speaks of a peace, which now has even a deeper meaning to me.
And God’s peace [shall be yours, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace] which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:7 AMP)
No fear, just peace, peace that the world does not understand, and quite honestly, I certainly am learning each day, to understand. Theda, my mother-in-law, has chosen to trust Him at the crossing. C. H. Spurgeon once wrote: Christians do not fear death, they fear the crossing! Oh, the crossing! Again, to be part of a saint’s life at this moment brings me to an understanding of the trust and absolute peace that we must have in our relationship with the Lord.
Peace
Dennis
All scriptures used in this blog article are The Amplified Bible, containing the Amplified Old Testament and the Amplified New Testament. 1987. La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.
Posted at 12:14 pm |
On January 30, 2008 at 7:42 pm steve wright said:
January 30, 2008 at 7:42 pm
Dennis,
I read your post out loud to Amy and we both loved your words. We are praying for all of you. I felt the peace you were talking about as I was reading your post. Powerful, Powerful and peaceful.
Love you
Steve