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Sunday, August 25, 2024 |
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Today God says:
"I want you to be a peacemaker"
He promises me:
"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God". (Matt. 5:9)
My response to the word:
Peace comes from knowing Jesus Christ. In fact, He is my peace. He has called me to peace. Through Jesus Christ I know true peace which I am able to share with others. God says that the fruit of righteousness is sown by those who are peacemakers. As God's child I will endeavour to be a peacemaker.
My prayer:
Lord, thank you for perfect peace that takes away all worry and fear. With your help and your wisdom I will walk in your peace and be a peacemaker throughout this day.
Today's scriptures:
"I'm leaving you peace. I'm giving you my peace. I don't give the kind of peace that the world gives". (John 14:27 GW) "But now through Christ Jesus you, who were once far away, have been brought near by the blood of Christ. So He is our peace". (Eph. 2:13,14 GW) "However, the wisdom that comes from above is first of all pure. Then it is peaceful, gentle, obedient, filled with mercy and good deeds, impartial and sincere". (James 3:17 GW)
Quote for today:
There is nothing more important in any life than the constantly enjoyed presence of the Lord. There is nothing more vital, for without it we shall make mistakes, and without it we shall be defeated. (Alan Redpath)
On this day:
"Scriptures are taken from the King James Bible or those marked (GW) are from the God's Word Translation, used with permission".
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On 25th August 1817, Joseph Mohr, began serving as pastor of the St. Nicholas Church in Oberndorf, Austria at the age of 25. It was Christmas Eve, 1818, when Mohr and church organist Franz Gruber, together, produced the enduring Christmas carol, "Stille Nacht" known as "Silent Night."
On 25th August 1864, John Henry Jowett, English Congregational clergyman, was born in Halifax, Yorkshire. In 1918, he succeeded G. Campbell Morgan as pastor of the famed Westminster Chapel in London. Jowett served at the Presbyterian Church, Fifth Avenue, New York, from 1911 to 1918, then Westminster Chapel from 1918 to 1922, when he retired due to ill-health, and died the following year at age 59 years.