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18th June 2025
WednesdayReflection
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Peace I leave with you
"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."
..... John 14:27 NIV
True peace is not derived from circumstances, people or things; true peace is derived from Jesus.
Christ's peace is peculiarly His to give as He purchased it with His precious blood.
He being the substitution for a perishing world.
Jesus was commissioned to bring peace to mankind.
Sin and conscience torment us, but Christ has overcome these fiends now and forever.
Only Christians possess this victorious knowledge given from above.
These two terms, grace and peace, constitute Christianity.
Grace involves the remission of sins, peace and a happy conscience.
Sin is not cancelled by lawful living, for no person is able to live up to the law ... the fact is the more a person seeks credit for himself by his own efforts, the deeper he goes into debt.
Nothing can take away sin except the grace of God.
The world gives temporary satisfactions and excitement that gratify the passions and affections and pride of the natural man for a season yet always leaves a longing for more.
The world is unable to offer what Christ's peace affords for it does not possess it to give - there is no rest of conscience with the world.
Indeed, what Jesus bequeathed, the world cannot offer at all - peace of heart, peace of conscience and a peace from a sense of pardoned sin.
The peace our Lord bestows is an inward calm and rest for the soul even amidst the greatest trials and tribulations - when circumstances become stern and severe.
Furthermore, our Lord is neither unwilling nor sparing in His distribution of His precious peace to those who believe - amazingly, being far more willing to give than the world is to receive.
There will never be lacking anything on Christ's part for the believer's comfort - if we only come to Him we will receive.
He provides every medicine for a troubled heart and provides it in abundance - always doing more than we can ask or imagine.
This peace from Jesus is not mere formality; it is a real and true blessing - enriching the soul eternally.
This is sufficient reason for our hearts not to be burdened down with the troubles of this world.
Jesus tells us tribulations are a given - whether a believer or not.
We live in a fallen world where sickness and death, hunger and poverty, deceit and betrayal press down upon us as heavy weights.
Yet Jesus tells us to take heart - be courageous.:
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
..... John 16:33 (NIV)
The Christian's peace affords calm in the midst of a storm.
We are to be as a tender child in the comforting arms of his father who is never taken by surprise and remains with us even in lion's dens and the fiery furnaces of life.
He enables us to soar above our circumstances as we take captive our thoughts in obedience to sweet Jesus.
True peace is not derived from my circumstances - true peace is derived from Jesus.
The peace Jesus offers me is precious and perfect and permanent.
My peace remains steadfast as my focus is fixed on Jesus.
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'About Us'
Sharing Bread is a ministry led by a single family:
We believe that one person growing up in Christ will transform an entire family.
Betsy was raised in a family that cultivated four primary spiritual disciplines: reading God's Word, prayer, memorizing scripture, and mentorship.
These disciplines yielded fruit that included a vibrant lifestyle, marriage, family, and connection with God.
Because of the power of this fruit, these disciplines are the very core of Sharing Bread.
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