Peace, May 6

Peace, May 6

Flee... youthful lusts... pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord:

2 Timothy 2:22, Hebrews 12:14, www.solascriptura.com

Father, some of us are far too old to still be pursuing youthful lusts. Age, in itself, does not point to fewer tests. Will Satan ever stop tempting us? We know the answer. Not only will he persist and we also know that You permit the temptations to come. But, at the same time You promise to get us through the temptations of life, if we will but turn to You and trust You (Go to I Corinthians 10:13 and memorize it!).

There will come a day when Satan is restrained and Your joy will reign in the hearts of men (The Millennium) and there will be an even better day when Satan and his allies are destroyed forever. Then, in heaven, we will find out what is like to enjoy Your peace, happiness and joy eternal.

We seek Your Holiness here, today, feeling that if we persist in unholy acts, behaving as though we never knew You, that we will not be permitted stand in Your presence. We know we all sin and we know it is the cloak of Jesus upon us that permits us to enter Your presence. Lord, bestow upon us Your gifts today that we may be like You, sanctify us now and forever. We pray in Jesus' Holy name, amen.

Bruce Caldwell