Peace to Your House no. 8

How would I discern the waywardness of my heart?

Lord, forgive my hidden flaws whenever you find them.

Keep cleansing me, God,

and keep me from my secret, selfish sins;

may they never rule over me!

For only then will I be free from fault

and remain innocent of rebellion.

So may the words of my mouth, my meditation-thoughts,

and every movement of my heart be always pure and pleasing,

acceptable before your eyes, Yahweh,

my only Redeemer, my Protector.

Psalms 19:12-14 TPT

Daily I will worship you passionately and with all my heart.

My arms will wave to you like banners of praise.

I overflow with praise when I come before you,

for the anointing of your presence satisfies me like nothing else.

You are such a rich banquet of pleasure to my soul.

I lie awake each night thinking of you

and reflecting on how you help me like a father.

I sing through the night under your splendor-shadow,

offering up to you my songs of delight and joy!

Psalms 63:4-7 TPT

Yahweh is my strength and my wraparound shield.

When I fully trust in you, help is on the way.

I jump for joy and burst forth with ecstatic, passionate praise!

I will sing songs of what you mean to me!

You will be the inner strength of all your people,

Yahweh, the mighty protector of all,

and the saving strength for all your anointed ones.

Save your people whom you love, and bless your chosen ones.

Be our shepherd leading us forward,

forever carrying us in your arms!

Psalms 28:7-9 TPT

So from now on we regard no one from a human point of view [according to worldly standards and values]. Though we have known Christ from a human point of view, now we no longer know Him in this way. Therefore if anyone is in Christ [that is, grafted in, joined to Him by faith in Him as Savior], he is a new creature [reborn and renewed by the Holy Spirit]; the old things [the previous moral and spiritual condition] have passed away. Behold, new things have come [because spiritual awakening brings a new life]. But all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ [making us acceptable to Him] and gave us the ministry of reconciliation [so that by our example we might bring others to Him], that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting people’s sins against them [but canceling them]. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation [that is, restoration to favor with God].

2 Corinthians 5:16-19 AMP

There needs to be a change in the way we live if things on earth are going to get better. And that way has nothing to do with economic theories, political ideologies, government policy, or legal reform. We have to change our hearts, our minds, and our souls in order to be that justice and righteousness in the world. It’s nice to want our government to change, it’s nice to believe that folks will just start having our best interests in mind, it’s nice to think that folks will do the right and proper thing for humanity, however, we have to first start living by that example.

I asked a series of questions yesterday that I think get at the root of what it means to be righteous and just. We need to be open to the ministry of the Son while he was here on earth. Christ was totally dedicated to putting the community before life, before wealth, before family, before everything BUT the Almighty. And that is the example that the New Testament should be teaching us. That the only reason we have anything here on earth is through divine mercy.

Too often do we see that the evil and destruction of this planet is those that put their neighbors at a disadvantage to the betterment of themselves. They pollute, they cheat, they steal, they lie, and they do it all for their own glory and power. These folks are not leaving the world better than they found it. They are leaving this world as a mess and making things worse for everyone.

The only way to change our situation is to change our focus. To live a life that is aligned with the values of Christ. Because if Christ is truly the example that I follow, then it should be rather easy for others to see and know. Folks shouldn’t have to guess that I am a Christian. My works and words should declare that on their own. And we do that by worrying more about those folks that are in need, those folks that are vulnerable, those folks that are hurting and need righteousness and justice. Who else is going to show that to them BUT Christians?

Peace to your home. Bless your being. The reign of God is now. Have the day you want. I hope you find whatever you’re looking for.

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