19 June 2016
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You Can Escape God's Wrath, Including Hell (TMF:435)

Friday, June 24, 2016
Peace to Live By: You Can Escape God's Wrath, Including Hell (TMF:435) - Daniel Litton
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       Since we as humans have all sinned against God, we have to be made right with him to be approved by him. Jesus makes this possible. You can have a personal relationship with God today through Jesus Christ. God will guarantee that you will escape any of his wrath to come, which includes hell, and that you will always have the choice of peace today and you will always live with him in peace in Heaven in the future. God doesn't want to have to send anyone to hell, but in his righteousness and justice he must do so for people who will not accept Jesus. If you would like to believe in Jesus today for the forgiveness of our sins and eternal life, then follow my lead in this prayer: God, I have sinned against you in my life. I have not lived following what you want, but I have done what I have wanted. I believe that Jesus died on the cross for my sins, and that he rose from the dead so that I might have a new life with you. I give my life over to you so you will give me your peace and accept me. Please give me a new life, and make me more pleasing to you, like Jesus. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.

God Wants You to Believe He is Really God (TMF:434)

Thursday, June 23, 2016
Peace to Live By: God Wants You to Believe He is Really God (TMF:434) - Daniel Litton
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       Do you find yourself having a continual, underlying feeling of dread or doom presiding over your thoughts and mind? You see, we as Christians know that God is in control of our world, though God never guarantees us, as individual humans, another moment in time. God is the one who decides each of our fates, but we can rest assured in his perfect ability and perfect will. Today, we have looked at the fact that in spite of problems in our world, God really is in control. Perhaps, today, you’re not a believer in God, but what I’ve said today has caught your attention. Perhaps you’re not in close fellowship with God, but what I have said has been interesting to you. Perhaps you have come to realize that God really must be in control, and that he is the one with the power over all things. Well, no matter who you are, God wants you today to come into a personal relationship with him. He wants you to believe that he really is God and he wants to make available to you the freedom from worry and anxiety about the world and about your own life.

We Should Be Thinking About Good Things (TMF:433)

Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Peace to Live By: We Should Be Thinking About Good Things (TMF:433) - Daniel Litton
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       Whatever is going on in our world or in our lives, the Bible tell us what we should be thinking about—how we should be structuring the thoughts in our minds. It is written in Philippians 4, again, by Paul: “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you” (Philippians 4:8-9 ESV). We have freedom in our thoughts. God tell us to think about good things. Again, controlling the thoughts going through our minds can be extremely difficult, but through the power of the Holy Spirit it is definitely possible. It is just a continual process, moment by moment. And Paul notes that following God’s Word and the example he laid out will bring us the peace from God that we are really looking for. We just need to live moment by moment, day by day, remembering God and his promises—his Word—and things will be good in our minds.

We Have to be Thankful to Our Heavenly Father (TMF:432)

Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Peace to Live By: We Have to be Thankful to Our Heavenly Father (TMF:432) - Daniel Litton
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       We have to remember to be thankful to our Heavenly Father. He didn’t have to give us life to begin with, but has chosen to bless us with life. Remember what King Solomon teaches us in Ecclesiastes. He says, “Consider the work of God: who can make straight what he has made crooked? In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other, so that man may not find out anything that will be after him” (Ecclesiastes 7:13-14, ESV). It is possible that tomorrow will be a better day. But regardless, we should be thankful to God. After all, he has saved us from our sins, made us new creations, fellow heirs with Christ, and the list goes on and on. We will one day be with God in Heaven, as our future is in Heaven with him. We can have peace now, regardless of our circumstances, as we saw God promised us earlier, and we are guaranteed peace in the future. We can have the best of both worlds. Whatever is going on in our world or in our lives, the Bible tell us what we should be thinking about—how we should be structuring the thoughts in our minds.

We Are Not to Worry About Anything at All (TMF:431)

Monday, June 20, 2016
Peace to Live By: We Are Not to Worry About Anything at All (TMF:431) - Daniel Litton
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       The Apostle Paul gives us a good rule to go by. He said in Philippians 4:6-7: “do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus” (ESV). If you read the verse correctly, God says here that we are not to worry about anything—anything at all. This verse, undoubtedly, is very hard to comprehend in its true essence. I don’t think any of us practice it; I know I have failed in practicing it. But we should take seriously what this verse says and thereby live in freedom. Jesus gives us this encouragement: “do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble” (Matthew 6:34, ESV). We should live one day at a time. This blocks out any worry for possibilities of trouble tomorrow.