Beginning October in God's Peace

0:00Life Audio Thank you for tuning in to your nightly prayer, a podcast designed to help you rest and connect with your father in heaven as the day ends. God is ready to meet you in this moment of peace as you settle into sleep. After this short word from our sponsor, we'll encounter tonight's devotional. Beginning October in God's Peace, written by Michelle Tracy and read by your host, Brooke McLaughlin. Did you know that the Salvation Army creates podcasts from conversations about faith and culture to practical teaching from scripture? The Salvation Army's network of podcasts are designed to encourage you, challenge you, and help you grow in your relationship with Christ. This month, one of those shows, Words of Life, will be taking a closer look at some of the most

1:01famous stories Jesus ever told, his parable. In a special five-part series, Salvation Army Officer and Pastor Major Cam Henderson takes his deeper into some of Jesus' most powerful teachings. Jesus was full of joy. He knew how to paint a picture that would make people smile. When we look at the story, remember the context. Jesus had just been teaching his disciples how to pray. The Lord's Prayer comes immediately before this passage, so everything Jesus says here is about prayer, how to pray, why to pray, what we should pray for, and what we should expect. Listen to Words of Life wherever you get your podcasts or visit wordsoflifepodcast.org. Tonight's scripture, you will keep in perfect peace, those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. Isaiah 26-3. Something to ponder. I always get so excited for the autumn months to roll in.

2:04Those burr months bring with them some beautiful days, fallen leaves, crisp mornings, cool evenings, and sunsets I don't have to wait up for. But sometimes, even in all the fun of apple picking and harvest days, I sometimes find myself come October, getting a little unraveled. My peace seems to mimic those fallen leaves, dropping off little by little. I get worried about Christmas coming, the winter costs rising, the needs of the children, illnesses hitting our home, causing knock on effects, and on and on my mind goes, wondering in terrain it shouldn't be in. Often, I call it back to what it knows to be true. God is my peace. It is in him I find my peace, and so when my mind is whirling and I cannot stop it, I choose often to anchor it in the truth of the Word of God. This scripture is one of my favorites

3:04because it reminds me that peace is obtained in no other way than through Jesus. It also reminds me that Jesus doesn't give peace in half measures, but in him I can find perfect peace. Maybe this month, you, like I, can start our new month by resting in God's perfect peace instead of carrying yesterday's or tomorrow's worries with us. As scripture reminds us, every day has its own mercies for us to glean. So rest easy, friend. God will be as merciful tomorrow as he was today. What a great reminder in the midst of life's chaos. You are nightly prayer. Father, I come before you now and I thank you for being a good God, a holy God, one who concerns over my concerns and leans down to hear me when I cry out to you. Even now at the beginning of this new month, as I look ahead to exciting things or back to memories

4:08from September, as I worry about what will come or replay what has already taken place. I ask you to remind me that you are my perfect peace, and in you I can find rest for the month ahead. Be with me and show me your peace that passes my understanding. I ask in your name, Amen. Three things to meditate upon. Number one, Jesus is the prince of peace and therefore we can access peace whenever we need to because the Holy Spirit lives within us. Two, is there something in your life that you need to hand over to God and ask him to deal with to allow you to find rest for your brain? If so, why not do that today and allow him to handle it? And number three, do you need to recalibrate your focus so that your mind is steadfast on God and not wondering into worlds it doesn't belong in?

5:11If so, simply ask God to help you have eyes and heart fixed on him. Reflect on tonight's prayer and share how God met you there. Join the your nightly prayer discussion on the crosswalk forum. Thank you for listening to your nightly prayer, a production of the Life Audio Network. If you found comfort and inspiration in tonight's prayer, be sure to follow and subscribe on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow today so you never miss a moment of peace and reflection to end your day. Scripture and Brain Science agree, meditating on God's Word transforms us and reduces stress in our lives. I'm Jody Niznik, host of So Much More Creating Space for God. A scripture, meditation

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