DCLM Sincere Milk 21 July 2026 — Lasting Peace
Topic: Lasting Peace
Bible Reading: 2 Thessalonians 3:16-18(KJV)
16Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
17The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.
18The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. (The second epistle to the Thessalonians was written from Athens.)
KEY VERSE: “Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all” 2 Thessalonians 3:16
Message
The English dictionary defines Peace “as a state free of oppressive, and unpleasant thoughts and emotions”. There are different levels of peace. We have ordinary peace, perfect peace and lasting peace. Some levels of peace gives temporary relief from fear and an unpleasant situation. However, the peace that the word of God gives is the perfect and lasting peace. It gives us faith to stand in all weather and overcome all storms and trials. The storm might be much but sometimes; God uses storms to train us so as to be able to develop inner peace. However, we must learn to maintain peace even in the midst of the storm. Jesus slept during the storm and His disciples had to wake Him up (Mark 4:37-38). This is because He had inner peace.
Remember, God is our sufficiency, He is enough to give you lasting peace and calm every storm. You can obtain that peace as you spend your quiet time in His presence today. As a sinner you can enjoy this lasting peace by repenting of your sins and surrendering your life totally unto Christ the Prince of peace.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Lord, give me lasting peace.
FURTHER READING
John 14:27
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
