A RECIPE FOR PEACE

“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee; because he trusteth in thee.”  

Isaiah 26:3 KJV

God has given us a recipe for peace but there are times when we don’t follow the recipe He has given us and instead of having peace in our heart, we have turmoil, confusion and sadness.  When we are making something using a recipe in a cookbook if we don’t follow it exactly, it won’t taste like it should taste.

Helen Howarth Lemmel wrote one of my favorite hymns.  “Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus”.  I love these words.  “Turn your eyes upon Jesus, Look full in His wonderful face, And the things of earth will grow strangely dim, In the light of His glory and grace.”  Thank God for our faithful Saviour!

If we will turn our eyes upon Jesus and keep them there, we won’t have as many heartaches and problems.  We are human and we will fail one another but Jesus will never fail us.  Don’t look to your pastor or Sunday school teacher and do not look to me because only Jesus will never fail us.

Heavenly Father, You are a loving compassionate Father and we love You and appreciate You.  Jesus, thank You for not only being our Saviour, but also for being a Friend Who will never leave us, not even for a minute.  I love You so much, Jesus, and I long to see You face to face.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen.       

Joanne Lowe

January 2, 2016