*Luke 2:14

Devo Fuel: {Looking for Peace}

"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace." (Luke 2:14)

The centuries have rolled by, and still the world longs for and looks for the peace the angels sang about on that first Christmas morning. Even the land of His birth often seems torn by violence and conflict. "Where is His peace?" you ask.

I'll tell you where it is. It abides in the hearts of all who have trusted His grace. And in the same proportion that the world has trusted in Christ, it also has peace. Yet our world continues to be torn by wars and unrest. I know of no country that is completely safe or completely at peace.

The greatest war of all, however, is the war between us and God, as we stubbornly rebel against His authority and defiantly seize control of our lives apart from Him. But now the war can be over, as we yield ourselves to Christ as our Lord. Then we have peace - peace with God, peace in our hearts, and peace with each other. Is the war over in your life?

Honestly, I have to say that I constantly battle w/ sin every part of the day, In a sense its good, because I have not given up the fight and become complacent in worldly things. At the same time I have to give it up to God and stop being stubborn and selfish in these things.

One Christmas prayer I will always remember "Lord, thank you for the wonderful gifts you have given me, I pray for joy and peace in my heart."