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Devotional - 30th Sep 2020

 '...Let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me' (Isaiah 27:5).

Christ is the strength and power of God. He is our Rock of defence and a strong tower whom we can run to and be safe. By our faith in Christ, we attain righteousness - His righteousness. Therefore, we ought to look to Him and take hold of His strength, believing there is no other name by which we can be saved. The Scripture tells us that, "...Since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus  Christ" (Romans 5:1).
It is Christ that we lay hold of, not ourselves and He shall make peace by the blood of His cross; we then shall see ourselves as reconciled to God and be at peace with Him. We may obtain God's peace by seeking His protection, by submitting our will to Him, laying hold of His strength and in turn be save. God is our Defense and will defend His people, that no weapon formed against them will in no way prosper. Christ seeks to uplift us that we can be one with Him as He is One with the Father, but we too need to play our part by working closely with Him. Our God is patient and longsuffering;  even though He sometimes contends with us, He still graciously waits to be reconciled with us. By accepting His Son by faith - the Crucified Christ;  we are privileged to take hold of His strength and God is willing to reconcile to us.
Let us, by the power of our Lord Jesus Christ take hold of His strength, that we may make peace with Him as He extend His gracious invitation of mercy to all who will accept it.

Have a wonderful day 🌹🌹

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