“The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; THE LORD TURN HIS FACE TOWARD YOU AND GIVE YOU 1PEACE.“ (Num. 6:24-26) [1shâlôm: safe, well, happy, prosperity and welfare.]
[Num. 6:22 “The LORD said to Moses…The Lord God almighty, creator of everything that exists, who is omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent (all knowing, ever present and all powerful); speaks peace to us!”]
“Submit to God and BE AT PEACE WITH HIM; in this way prosperity will come to you. ACCEPT INSTRUCTION FROM HIS MOUTH AND LAY UP HIS WORDS IN YOUR HEART.” (Job 22:21-22)
[How essential it is for us to be at peace with God, he knows everything about us!]
“You have searched me, LORD, and YOU KNOW ME. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH ALL MY WAYS. Before a word is on my tongue you, LORD, know it completely…Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, YOU ARE THERE; if I make my bed in the depths, YOU ARE THERE. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, EVEN THERE YOUR HAND WILL GUIDE ME, YOUR RIGHT HAND WILL HOLD ME FAST.” (Psa. 139:1-4, 7-10)
[Just think, right now! The Lord God almighty is holding us in His right hand! THAT IS PEACE!]
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I AM FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” (Psa. 139:13-14)
[I acknowledge that YOU HAVE fearfully and wonderfully CREATED ME FOR A WONDERFUL WORK!]
“Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and LEAD ME IN THE WAY EVERLASTING.” (Psa. 139:23-24)
[You know me and I am in your hands today, Lord!]
“For to us a child [Jesus] is born…his name shall be called…PRINCE OF PEACE.” (Isa. 9:6)
WE PRAISE YOU BECAUSE WE ARE FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE!
-Bill Stockham