PASSIONATELY PURSUE PEACE
August 30, 2026Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days? Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech. Turn away from evil and do good; seekH1245 peaceH7965 and pursueH7291 it. Psalm 34:13-15 King David is giving his subjects wise counsel and instruction on how God’s people should behave. Our attitudes and actions should reflect God’s mercy, justice, and love (Micah 6:8) If a person wants to have an enjoyable life, they should obey the Lord. They should watch their words, speak truthfully and kindly. They should walk away from any type of wrongdoing,…
BLESSED WITH STRENGTH AND PEACE
The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peaceH7965. Psalm 29:11 The earlier verses of this psalm depict the majestic, mighty power of God. He controls the universe with His voice. In fact, He created the…
PEACEFUL SLEEP
I will lie down and sleep in peaceH7965, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety. Psalm 4:8 In the first few verses of Psalm 4, David is praying about the fact that his enemies not only engage…
PEACE PACT BETWEEN SAUL’S SON AND ANOINTED ONE
At last Jonathan said to David, “Go in peaceH7965, for we have sworn loyalty to each other in the Lord’s name. The Lord is the witness of a bond between us and our children forever.” Then David left, and Jonathan…
PEACE THROUGH SUBMISSION TO GOD’S PLANS
When Gideon realized that He was the Angel of the LORD, he said, “Oh no, Lord GOD! I have seen the Angel of the LORD face to face!” But the LORD said to him, “PeaceH7965 to you. Don’t be afraid,…
OUR FATHER’S JOY, APPROVAL, AND PEACE
May the Lord bless and protect you; may the Lord’s face radiate with joy because of you; may he be gracious to you, show you his favor, and give you his peace. Numbers 6:25-26 (TLB) The Lord make His face…
PEACE IS A PRESENT FROM GOD
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron and his sons: This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them: ‘May the LORD bless you and keep you; may the LORD cause His face to shineH215 upon…
THE BLESSING OF OBEDIENCE IS TO LIVE IN PEACE
If you follow My statutes and carefully keep My commandments, I will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit. Your threshing will continue until…
ADVICE TO KEEP THE PEACE
If you follow this advice and God so directs you, then you will be able to endure, and all these people can go home in peace.H7965 Exodus 18:23 Exodus 18:23 (VOICE) If you do what I advise and God directs…
GO IN PEACE TO EGYPT
Then Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro and said to him, “Please let me return to my brothers in Egypt to see if they are still alive.” “Go in peaceH7965,” Jethro replied. Exodus 4:18 A little history to preface…
JEALOUSY DISRUPTS PEACE
Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his sons, because he was the son of his old age. And he made him a robe of many colors. But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more…