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Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled

John 14:27
Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you… Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

SMOKE SIGNALS TO GOD

The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.

Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to store his few possessions.

God and His Providence

In the first article of the Apostle's Creed we express our belief in the existence of God. He is a pure spirit, that is, He has no matter at all, and no parts.

I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul.

Jeremiah 32:41
I will rejoice in doing them good and will assuredly plant them
in this land with all my heart and soul.
(NIV Bible)

When Father declared that He loved you, He didn't do it half-hearted. He planted you in His love with ALL His heart and soul. The love that God demonstrates does not go half way, but is fully committed to giving you everything and not holding back anything.

For you are my treasured possession.

Exodus 19:5
Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant,
then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession.
(NIV Bible)

We determine an object's value by what we are willing to pay for it. You may only be willing to pay $1.00 for a cup of coffee, so that is what its value is to you. Some people are willing to pay incredible sums of money to own pieces of art, while in others eyes these paintings wouldn't be worth the wall space that they would take up.

I will never stop doing good to you.

Jeremiah 32:40
I will make an everlasting covenant with them:
I will never stop doing good to them, and I will inspire them to fear me,
so that they will never turn away from me.
(NIV Bible)

Father has made an everlasting covenant with you. His covenant was signed in the blood of His only Son, Jesus. He promises to never stop doing good to you. Never. His promise is true because He is faithful to keep His word. His covenant is irrevocable and everlasting.

And I rejoice over you with singing.

Zephaniah 3:17
The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save.
He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love,
he will rejoice over you with singing.
(NIV Bible)

Father is with you. He has come to save you and He takes great delight in your life. His song proclaims to the heavens His undying affection towards you. Have you ever wondered what Father's singing must sound like? I can only imagine!

My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore.

Psalm 139:17-18
How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them,
Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand.
When I am awake, I am still with you.
(NIV Bible)

Have you ever tried to count the grains of sand on the seashore? For those of us who have tried it is absolutely impossible! There are so many in just a scoop of your hand that it becomes incomprehensible to think that we could even begin to count them.

Because I love you with an everlasting love.

Jeremiah 31:3
The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying:
I have loved you with an everlasting love;
I have drawn you with loving-kindness.
(NIV Bible)

All that Father does is motivated by His everlasting love for us. A love that is perpetual, unending, and eternal. He has drawn us with a loving-kindness that will never run out or dry up. When describing what everlasting love means, I believe that Jack Winter says it best... "There was never a time in all of eternity when we were not loved by God."

My plan for your future has always been filled with hope.

Jeremiah 29:11
11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD,
plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future.
(NIV Bible)

We live in a world that sometimes seems void of hope. Wars, famine, pollution, recessions, etc. can cause us to become easily discouraged when we look at the prospects of our future. iscouragement can lead to depression, and depression can lead to hopelessness.

For I am your provider and I meet all your needs.

Matthew 6:31-33
31 So do not worry, saying, What shall we eat or What shall we drink or What shall we wear?

32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
(NIV Bible)

One of the biggest causes of stress in our lives is the pressure we put on ourselves for daily provision. We work hard to provide for the necessities of life and can be anxious about our future. Will there be a recession? Will I still have a job? What about the mortgage? All of these questions are valid, but Jesus tells us that we don't have to worry about all these things, because our Father in heaven knows what we need and wants to provide for us.

Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand.

James 1:17
17 Every good and perfect gift is from above,
coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights,
who does not change like shifting shadows.
(NIV Bible)

Every good and perfect gift that we receive comes from the hand of God. Our life, our families, everything good comes from the Father of heavenly lights. And God does not change like shifting shadows for He is always faithful and dependable.

For I am the perfect father.

Matthew 5:48
48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
(NIV Bible)

I can remember that when my children were very small, they would boast that I was the strongest dad in the world. They were convinced of it. They were also confident that I was the smartest dad and the best-looking dad, etc. But as my children began to grow, they were confronted with the harsh reality that I was not the super hero that they once thought I was.

I offer you more than your earthly father ever could.

Matthew 7:9-11
9 Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?

10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?

11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!

(NIV Bible)

Most fathers have a natural desire to give good gifts to their children. If their children ask for a fish, do they give him a snake? Of course not! If they ask for bread, will they give them a stone? No way! God, who is the Model Parent, has placed within each one the natural desire to father/mother our children.

And it is my desire to lavish my love on you. Simply because you are my child and I am your Father.

1 John 3:1
1 How great is the love the Father has lavished on us,
that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!
(NIV Bible)

How great is the love that our Father has lavished on us that we should be called the children of God! And that is what we are! What a thought, that the God who created the Heavens and the Earth, has welcomed us into His glorious family.

When I was working as an associate pastor on staff at a very active church, I needed to remind myself of this truth every day. Since there were so many demands in the work of the ministry, it was easy to forget the real reason Jesus came to save me to be a child to His Father, not just a servant in a fast paced organization.

I am not distant & angry, but am the complete expression of love.

1 John 4:16
16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love.
Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.
(NIV Bible)

In Mark 12:28-31 Jesus tells one of the teachers of the law that the greatest commandment is to love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your mind, and with all your strength. In this passage Jesus sums up all of the commandments into this one little but profound word...love.

I have been misrepresented by those who don't know me.

John 8:41-44
41 You are doing the things your own father does. We are not illegitimate children, they protested. The only Father we have is God himself.

42 Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and now am here. I have not come on my own; but he sent me.

43 Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say.

44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
(NIV Bible)

Over the centuries, God has suffered a great injustice at the hands of those who claim to be the closest to Him. In Jesus' day, they were called Pharisees. They were Israel's religious leaders who misrepresented God to the Jewish people. They portrayed God as a legalistic, rule-bound entity that required performance instead of mercy, regulations instead of grace.

And brought you forth on the day you were born.

Psalm 71:6
From birth I have relied on you; you brought me forth
from my mother?s womb. I will ever praise you.
(NIV Bible)

God was there the day you were born. He wasn't watching at a distance, but was intimately involved in your birth. There may have been a doctor and a team of nurses in the room participating in your triumphant entry, but it was your Father who was really the One who welcomed you into this world.

Psalm 139:13
13 For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother?s womb.
(NIV Bible)

When I read this verse, my mind wanders off to a Victorian style living room, softly lit by a crackling fire. There is a grandmother in this room, gently rocking back and forth in her maple rocking chair as she knits a sweater for a beloved grandchild. I can see the expression on her face, as all her love is, for this moment focused on this new creation.

You are fearfully and wonderfully made.

Psalm 139:14
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
(NIV Bible)

Do you ever look in the mirror and wished you were different? Maybe you are too short, or too tall, or too thin, or too heavy. The list never seems to end. Even the super model seems to be preoccupied with the one slight imperfection that nobody else even notices. It seems that most of us, in varying degrees, are not happy with the way we were made.

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