top of page
IMG_0871.JPG

Embrace the Within

Focusing inward to create the abundant life God wants.

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Jan 10, 2023
  • 4 min read

“Blessed [spiritually calm with life-joy in God’s favor] are the makers and maintainers of peace, for they will [express His character and] be called the sons of God.”

Matthew 5:9 AMP

When I walk aligned with God and the Word of Jesus, then the Spirit will lead me to the calm places in life. The calm places of body and mind and spirit are the places where God can show His Way. I should be trying to bring that peace not only to my life BUT also to the lives of others I meet. Peace is the alternative to a hectic and self-absorbed life rushing to jam as much into a day as possible. Peace is the prescription God expertly crafts to remedy what ails me. “How joyful you are when you make peace! For then you will be recognized as a true child of God [See Pss. 72:3–7; 122:8–9; Isa. 26:12].”

Matthew 5:9 TPT

When I allow the gift of God’s peace to occur in the lives of others, I feel the joy of obedience to God. As an Ambassador of His Kingdom, I am bringing the message of God to the world through showing and sharing His peace.

“Then the mountains of influence will be fruitful,

and from your righteousness

prosperity and peace will flow to all the people.

May the poor and humble have an advocate with the king.

May he consider the children of the poor

and crush the cruel oppressor.

The sun and moon will stop shining

before your devoted lovers will stop worshiping;

for ages upon ages the people will love and adore you!

Your favor will fall like rain upon our surrendered lives, [Or “like rain on mown grass”]

like showers reviving the earth.

In the days of his reign the righteous will spring forth

with the abundance of peace and prosperity forevermore.”

Psalms 72:3-7 TPT

As a devoted lover of God in accordance with His commandment to love Him, I am bringing peace that flows from Him to the world. His peace is not concerned with how oppressed or poor we are. His peace falls on our surrendered lives and will not only revive us BUT it will revive the world. To be part of His Kingdom and under His reign, I will overflow with peace to all that I meet.

“I intercede for the sake of my family and friends

who dwell there, that they may all live in peace.

For the sake of your house, Yahweh our God,

I will seek the welfare and prosperity of Jerusalem.”

Psalms 122: 8-9 TPT

I am bringing peace to my family and my friends. I am not looking to argue over the distractions of the world. I am to bring God’s peace to them. I love God and I love my neighbor and I love my enemy. So, I must bring peace to those closest to me as well. What good is my testimony if I am at war with my family and friends? I should work to live and show God’s peace to them. Oftentimes this will mean sacrificing my ego and my will for the Way of the Lord. So I pray that You step forward in those times. “Lord, You will establish peace for us,

Since You have also performed for us all that we have done.”

Isaiah 26:12 AMP

God will establish peace. Peace is not something I can do without Him. If I trust God and obey God, then I have to rely on Him to do the things I cannot. There is a vast laundry list of things that I cannot control in life. BUT the list of things I can control is very brief. I need to focus on working on those things and leave God’s business to Him. I don’t get to be the god of my life, God does.

“Blessed are the peace makers: for they shall be called the children of God.”

Matthew 5:9 GNV

I want to be a child of God. And in order to be His child, I have to be obedient. I have to follow His rules. He owns the house and He gets to make the rules. In fact He created all the houses and all the parts of the houses and the people and animals in the houses and everything about the house. So, He gets to make the rules. I don’t. And if I am going to live in His house, then I am going to need to follow His rules. “Blessed (Favored by God; happy; prosperous) are those who pursue peace, for they shall be called sons of Elohim (The Many Powered) [The Living Word of God].”

Matthew 5:9 NMV

Peace should be something I chase. I should pursue peace in all aspects of my life to show the presence of God in my life. I need to walk in peace. I need to talk in peace. I need to act in peace. '“How blessed are those who make peace! for they will be called sons of God.'

Mattityahu (Mat) 5:9 CJB

I pray that I get to be called a son of God by acting in obedience to His Will. I get to choose whether I obey God or if I make my own way. And every day, every moment, I get the beauty to choose to be His son.

I love you. I forgive you. Have a blessed and abundant day!

  • Jan 9, 2023
  • 2 min read

“Blessed [anticipating God’s presence, spiritually mature] are the pure in heart [those with integrity, moral courage, and godly character], for they will see God.

Matthew 5:8 AMP

I should live in the presence of God and that means a lot of responsibility for living obediently to His Word. I need to talk with Him daily through prayer. I need to study what He wants from me by reading His Word, meditating on His Words, and having conversations with Him and others about His Words. Taking those commands and living obediently to them with integrity and courage will help show the character of God’s love through the example of His son, Jesus Christ, in my life. Through these actions of an obedient life, others will see God in the example I live. “What bliss you experience when your heart is pure [Or “when your heart is full of innocence.” See Pss. 15:1–2; 24:4; 51:10]! For then your eyes will open to see more and more of God [The Aramaic word used for “see” is nahzon and can be translated either in the present tense (“They see God”) or the future tense (“They will see God”). The Greek is “They will progressively see God.” See also Ps. 17:15].

Matthew 5:8 TPT

The only way to achieve purity in heart is obedience to God. Often I hear God talk about the childlike obedience I need to follow Him. After years of walking on this earth, it is difficult to cast away all the things that made my heart no longer innocent. I may have forgiveness from God through Christ, however, there are things I have done that touch my heart and return to my mind. Those things attempt to rob me of seeing more of God. I need to be more childlike in not only my understanding of God but also in my approach to seeing Him more. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

Matthew 5:8 GNV

When I obediently follow God, I get to understand more and more of what He wants for me to accomplish this side of eternity. I can’t grow spiritually and mature as a Christian when I still struggle with obedience. If I am still fighting with God to do things my way and not His Way, then I struggle to move forward in my walk. Loving God is obeying God and His Commandments. Obeying God allows me to show His presence to others in my walk. “Blessed (Favored by God; happy; prosperous) are the pure of heart, for they shall see Elohim (The Many Powered) [The Living Word of God]”.

Matthew 5:8 NMV

There exists a happiness in simply living in alignment with God’s Word. The purity of my heart is what God wants. He wants me to live His Truth rather than seeking my own. '“How blessed are the pure in heart! for they will see God.'

Mattityahu (Mat) 5:8 CJB

And if I can live with a heart aligned obedient and aligned to what God wants me to do. I will see God in my life and others will see Him as well.

I love you. I forgive you. Have a blessed and abundant day!

©2021 Embrace the Within. Proudly created with Wix.com

bottom of page