Apr 09 2025

Today's Bible Verse

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Today's Bible study

In this verse from Philippians, Paul gives us a powerful image of peace. It surpasses our understanding and keeps our hearts and minds on Jesus. Today, we'll talk about why God gives us peace and how it affects our lives.

God gives us peace because His character is good and we can rest in who He is. He is all-powerful and loving, and nothing can separate us from His love. There is nowhere we could go that would make us distant from His love, and we can trust that He is working for our good in everything. He is always in control and is always merciful and just. We don't have to understand everything in the world; we merely have to know that God is love.

When we have peace, our hearts and minds are thinking about Jesus. Knowing Jesus and meditating on who He is brings us peace! He gives us comfort when we are struggling and hope when we can't understand what's happening. Jesus brought ultimate peace because He settled once and for all the breach that sin put in our relationship with God. He made it possible for us to approach the Lord and talk to Him because He wiped us clean of sin. He has opened up the possibility of peace between us and God, and meditating on Him brings peace to our hearts.

Think about walking in peace in every circumstance of your life, especially the difficult ones. We do not have to understand why painful things happen to us. We don't have to have answers because knowing the love of God is sufficient to supply peace. If you feel your heart beginning to wander away from this peace, think about today's verse. Ask the Lord to help you see Him and walk in the peace that He alone can provide.

Today's Prayer

Dear Lord, I thank you so much for peace. I am so grateful to always have it within my reach. You have supplied all of my needs in abundance, and your goodness is precious to me. Help me to have peace in every moment. I want to walk closer to you. In Jesus' name, amen.

Apr 08 2025

Yesterday's Bible Verse

For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. :

Yesterday's Bible study

At one point in Jesus' ministry, James and John asked to sit next to Him. This frustrated the other disciples, and Jesus responded with today's verse. He emphasized that the greatest among them is not necessarily the person in authority, but instead the person who serves the most. He said that His life would demonstrate this; He did not come into the world to be ministered to, but to minister and ultimately give His life away.

We are the beneficiaries of Jesus' ministry. He saved us once and for all on the cross, and we are able to have a relationship with Him because He has atoned for our sins.

Jesus was a minister. He modeled for us what ultimate sacrifice and perfect love look like. Now, like James and John, we are supposed to spread Jesus' love throughout the world as servants. Just as Jesus came to minister to us, we are called to minister to other people.

Servanthood is a high and holy calling. Jesus lived a perfect life, and He spent it in service to the lowest of people. If we are truly imitating Jesus, we are making sacrifices to our personal comfort, choosing instead to live as Jesus did and look for opportunities to serve.

Serving others is not primarily about the people we serve. Instead, it is all about being faithful to God. When we serve, we are able to better understand the love that Jesus has for us. It instills humility and teaches us that true greatness is not about authority, power, money, or thrones, but instead in actively loving the people that God has given us the opportunity to minister to.

Yesterday's Prayer

Dear Lord, thank you so much for coming to this earth as a servant. Thank you for being a God who gives and helps us to be servants who love well just as Jesus did. Please help us as we honor you through serving, and remind us to be humble as Jesus was. In Jesus' name, amen.

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