Good Morning.  Here’s Today’s Nugget to chew on:

“Let Peace Rule”

Colossians 3:15 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)

And let the peace (soul harmony which comes) from Christ rule (act as umpire continually) in your hearts [deciding and settling with finality all questions that arise in your minds, in that peaceful state] to which as [members of Christ’s] one body you were also called [to live]. And be thankful (appreciative), [giving praise to God always].

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Further Thought:  The word “let” in today’s passage means “to give permission or opportunity to; allow” (American Heritage Dictionary).  As a believer, God’s peace is always present in your heart to give you the direction you may so desperately need, but you might not always give it your permission.  Just as every sport has disputes that must be settled by the officials, the peace of God is the umpire that settles all disputes as to what the will of God is for our lives.  We must learn to listen to and heed the peace of God in our hearts. God’s peace is something that every one of us born-again believers has. It’s a fruit of the Spirit (see Galatians 5:22).  That peace is always umpiring; we just don’t always pay attention.  How many times have we acted contrary to the peace in our hearts, and after we experience disaster, we say, “I never did feel good about that.” That was the peace of God umpiring, but we played by our own rules.

There are some things we can do to facilitate the peace of God umpiring in our hearts. First, we should consider all the options.  Many wrong decisions have been made because not all the options were considered.  We can’t let fear rule out God’s possibilities.  Next, we should use our imaginations to explore what will happen with each choice. We should be able to discern a greater peace as we consider the option the Lord would have us take. That is not to say that there will be total peace with any of the choices. In our spirits, there will be total peace over the right choice, but we aren’t always totally in the Spirit; it is not unusual for there to be some turmoil. Just as an umpire has to make a call, we need to be bold enough to follow the direction that gives the most peace.

The rudder on a ship can’t give any direction until the ship is moving. The ship doesn’t have to be going full steam ahead for the rudder to work, but it does have to be moving. Likewise, we have to act before the peace of God will give us perfect direction. Even if we make a mistake, we will have made it in faith, trying to follow the peace of God in our hearts. The Lord can bless a wrong decision made in faith from a pure heart more than He can bless indecision (Romans 14:23).

Have a great day, and keep chewing on God’s Word.

Additional references:  Romans 10:17; Proverbs 4:20-22 and Andrew Wommack Living Commentary (AWLC)

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