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False Peace - Deuteronomy 29:18-19

False Peace - Deuteronomy 29:18-19

INTRODUCTION

As previously discussed, every man desires inner peace. Yet, some individuals know peace while others live a life of unrest and instability. Those who have peace are considered wise as they strive to keep it. Unfortunately, many people who do not understand true peace convince themselves that they possess it already. According to scripture, these are the type of people who walk in the imagination of their own heart. They do things their own way rather than God’s way and claim to experience peace in the process. Claiming peace without possessing it is unsafe, unwise, and certainly unscriptural. Hope in a false peace has destroyed many nations, peoples, homes, and individuals. Sadly, God's people have never been immune to this regrettable deception. In fact, the Lord declared His fury because the prophets and priests dealt falsely (Jeremiah 6:13). How did they deal falsely? They proclaimed, “Peace, peace; when there is no peace” (Jeremiah 6:14).

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHTS

  • (For children):A woman in the book of Proverbs disobeyed God. Yet, she thought she was okay. She ate, wiped her mouth, and said, “I have done no wickedness” (Proverbs 30:20). This was a false peace. True peace only comes from obeying God. 
  • (For everyone): Do you have genuine God-given peace? On what evidence do you base your answer? Are you walking in the ways of God or following after the imaginations of your own heart?
  • Why do so many people claim peace when they have no peace? How can this be dangerous? What are some of the bad things that could happen to those who trust in a false peace?

PRAYER NEEDS

  • Ask God to help you enjoy His peace.
  • Ask God to teach you that obedience yields true peace.

HYMN

No Hope in Jesus

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Daily Proverb

Proverbs 30:19

The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.
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