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Are you experiencing ever-flowing peace in your life? I’m not talking about a good day or a favorable turn of events. Do you have an internal peace that flows in the midst of external trials, a tangible contentment that far outweighs the circumstances of your life? If not, are there commands of God that you’re disobeying?
17 This is what the Lord says—your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go. 18 If only you had paid attention to my commands, your peace would have been like a river, your well-being like the waves of the sea. Isaiah 48:17-18
God’s desire was to give His people Israel a peace and a well-being that would have never run out. It goes to the core of who God is. God is a good God, a loving Father, a caring Being that looks lovingly on all He has made like a mother towards her newborn child. That’s the heart behind the commands of God that we have through Scripture.
God’s commands aren’t designed to punish. They’re designed to bring peace. The Scriptures aren’t there to give us heartache, but happiness. God’s commands leads to contentment. If we aren’t experiencing peace like a river, then we’re not paying attention to God’s commands, because His commands lead to contentment.
QUESTION FOR DISCUSSION: How have God’s commands produced peace in your life?
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