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Monday Matters-December 9, 2019
Everyday Umpire of Peace

I always thought that having peace was a feeling and so I thought if I prayed God would give me a feeling about how to proceed. Years later, through prayer and understanding, I realize God’s gives peace in the way of “knowing” rather than just a feeling. This comes by way of the Holy Spirit.  

Think how an umpire in a ball game decides if a player is “in” or “out” and in Colossians 3:15 there’s the Umpire of Peace, “Let the peace from Christ act as umpire in your hearts deciding and settling all questions that come into your mind.”  We are able to ask God a question and trust the Holy Spirit on how to proceed.  I remember my young friend, Rhonda, asking me if she should take an additional job because finances were tough but then again the long hours would affect her family too. At first, my feelings were, “Take the job.”  But after we prayed together neither of us had peace.  So Rhonda refused the job and almost immediately help came in a different way. Pray with and for  peace the “Umpire of Peace”…everyday.