A daily devotional by Dr. David Jeremiah https://www.davidjeremiah.org/
ππππ©π’π§π ππ‘π πππππ
πππ’ π€πππ ππππ βππ ππ πππππππ‘ πππππ, π€βππ π ππππ ππ π π‘ππ¦ππ ππ πππ’, πππππ’π π βπ π‘ππ’π π‘π ππ πππ’. ~πΌπ πππβ 26:3
How is it that the season in which we celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6) can become a season of stress and anxiety? The Christmas season has become so busy that it is easy to lose the peace that Jesus promised: βPeace I leave with you, My peace I give to youβ (John 14:27).
As you t... moreA daily devotional by Dr. David Jeremiah https://www.davidjeremiah.org/
ππππ©π’π§π ππ‘π πππππ
πππ’ π€πππ ππππ βππ ππ πππππππ‘ πππππ, π€βππ π ππππ ππ π π‘ππ¦ππ ππ πππ’, πππππ’π π βπ π‘ππ’π π‘π ππ πππ’. ~πΌπ πππβ 26:3
How is it that the season in which we celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6) can become a season of stress and anxiety? The Christmas season has become so busy that it is easy to lose the peace that Jesus promised: βPeace I leave with you, My peace I give to youβ (John 14:27).
As you take a moment to rest between Christmas and the beginning of the new year, reflect on this question: How do we maintain the peace of God and closeness with God that allows us to keep everything else in perspective? Surely it begins with maintaining a daily closeness with Jesus whereby we find rest for our souls (Matthew 11:28-30). In that discipline we are reminded of Godβs words through the psalmist, βBe still, and know that I am Godβ (Psalm 46:10). In those moments we can focus on what is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, and admirableβvalues not always communicated by the world (Philippians 4:6-9).
Itβs much easier to maintain a daily discipline of intimacy with God than to restart it once it is lost.
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Prior, King David Priory
Cordis ad Deum (Heart for God)
