the Third Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
John Gossner's Treasury
Let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called. Colossians 3:15. Cause me to hear thy loving kindness in the morning: for in thee do I trust. . Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies; for I lift up my soul unto thee. Psalms 27:11; Psalms 143:8-10.
Nothing is so important to the Christian who loves the Savior, as in all things to find the will and the ways of the Lord; he will not take a single step against that which pleases God. The approval of the Lord means everything to him; that is the only motive of all his thoughts and deeds. As we are not always able to know the will and pleasure of God, such a loving heart prays without ceasing, that the Lord will teach it His ways and lead it in the plain path of His good pleasure that it may be governed by Him and by His Spirit. Otherwise we are unable to preserve the peace of God, which makes us certain of His good pleasure, the pledge and seal of His love. This peace departs from us or diminishes as soon as we leave that which His eternal and holy will prescribes for us. It is impossible that he can possess true peace who walks in his own ways and follows his own will. He deceives himself if he believes that he is enjoying the peace of God. The peace which does not emanate from God is certainly a false peace. Pray, therefore, pray without ceasing, that "the peace of God which passeth all understanding" may conquer in your hearts and keep you in Christ Jesus. If you have lost this peace, confess your sins and seek to regain possession of it through repentance and believing prayer.
Draw us to Thee; enlighten
Our hearts to find Thy way.
That else the tempests frighten.
Or pleasures lure astray.
