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Devotional - Dec 01st 2021

 'And the work of righteousness shall be peace: and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever'
(Isaiah 32:17).

The Lord is good, merciful and of great kindness to his people, even when we messed up. He is also a God of justice and truth; and  when we refused to obey Him and do our thing, then we have to face the consequences that follows our foolhardiness. Israel went into apostasy, time and time again, turning their backs on the true and living God. Even though God mete out punishment on them for their apostasy, which led them into the Babylonian captivity; He in his mercy and grace promised to bring them back into a right relationship with Him. How beautiful is God's love towards His erring children, how merciful is our God!  We too have messed up so many times, but God's love and mercy seek to draw us back into a right relationship with himself. When we come to God, confessing our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us, cleanse us from all unrighteousness and grant us peace, justice and His own righteousness. Today we live in a world that is full of evil, and seems to be spiralling out of control. Men's hearts are cold and callous, the poor are oppressed, those who serve God has felt the hands of persecution, for doing right. But in the midst of these chaos, God is still in control and He promised his people the work of His righteousness - peace. He will pour out His precious peace in the hearts of all who comes to Him and walk in spirit and truth. It is only in Christ that we can have perfect peace, it cannot be of ourselves or from mortal man. Let us seek to live in harmony with God in an imperfect world with imperfect people, until the appearance of the Son of God to take us home. Let us as believers, keep trusting in God and through the power of His Holy Spirit, experience the work of Christ's righteousness. As a result, all who are in Christ will receive the benefits of His peace, in quietness and assurance for ever, as we look and cling Him the Lord of our righteousness. Let us purpose in our hearts to live right that we can rest in the quietness and assurance of Christ's righteousness.

Have a wonderful day

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