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With the
recent
tragedy
this
past
week, I
feel
this is
a great
opportunity
for
Christians.
We know
what the
promises
in the
Bible
are and
now is a
time to
claim
them. We
know God
takes
what is
intended
for our
harm and
uses it
for
good.
(Genesis
50:20b)
He can
and will
heal our
land, IF
we pray,
seek Him
and
obey.
“If My
people,
who are
called
by My
name,
will
humble
themselves,
and pray
and seek
My face,
and turn
from
their
wicked
ways,
then I
will
hear
from
heaven,
and will
forgive
their
sin and
heal
their
land” II
Chronicles
7:14
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As
Christians,
we are
not to
define
ourselves
from the
outside
in, but
rather
from the
inside
out. We
do not
find our
security,
peace,
joy,
love and
life
from the
outside,
from our
circumstances
or our
environment;
we find
these
things
from the
inside,
from
that
river
within
us. We
have the
Holy
Spirit
in us
and we
We are
blessed
to have
in
office a
President
that
calls
the
nation
to
prayer.
Prayer
is being
talked
about
daily on
the TV
news and
is
making
the
front
page of
the
paper.
All over
the
world
people
are
turning
to God.
We can
pray
that
relationships
with God
will
develop
in
people
due to
this.
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Scripture
has
said,
out of
his
heart
will
flow
rivers
of
living
water.”
John
7:38; we
need to
go to
that
river
and
drink
deeply,
let it
flow in
us,
through
us and
over us
to
refresh
us. This
river
provides
peace
and God
has
promised
peace
that
surpasses
all
understanding.
“And the
peace of
God that
surpasses
all
understanding,
will
guard
your
hearts
and
minds
through
Christ
Jesus.”
Philippians
4:7.
This
peace
makes no
sense to
unbelievers,
they
look at
circumstances
and
don’t
understand
how
peace
can be
found
during a
tragedy.
This
peace
doesn’t
mean we
don’t
grieve
or feel
emotions.
God
feels
emotions,
He
grieves,
feels
compassion,
love and
jealousy
but He
always
has
peace.
This
same
peace
that He
has He’s
promised
to give
to us.
“Peace I
leave
with
you, My
peace I
give to
you; not
as the
world
gives do
I give
to you.
Let not
your
hearts
be
troubled,
neither
let it
be
afraid.”
John
14:27
are
called
to
forgive,
to love
our
enemies
and pray
for
those
who
persecute
us. “But
I say to
you,
love
your
enemies,
bless
those
who
curse
you, do
good to
those
who hate
you, and
pray for
those
who
spitefully
use you
and
persecute
you.”
Matthew
5:44. We
are to
bring
glory
and
honor to
our Lord
Jesus
Christ
in all
that we
say and
do.