![]() It ceases to be a river, if it stops flowing or dries up. The level of a river may rise and fall, but it is always flowing. God is the source of all peace, and His peace is like a river! What are some of the characteristics of a river? A river is constant. (You can experience this peace either by living with Irene, or living with God. It means to be at rest, quietness and prosperity. The Greek word for "peace" in the New Testament is eirene (i-ray'-nay). It speaks of safety, well-being, happiness, prosperity and favor. The Hebrew word for "peace" is shalom, which can be used to say hello or goodbye. Obviously, God has a lot to say about peace. The word "peace" is actually found in the Bible about 430 times. Verse 18b says, "then had thy peace been as a river." God is Jehovah Shalom, the source of all true peace. Why settle for what might have been? We need not repeat the mistakes of Judah! Instead of being captives of sin and experiencing the consequences of disobedience, we can live lives that are characterized by God's peace! What would God teach us as we stand beside the mighty river of His peace?įirst: God is the source of all peace. God desires to lead us! God longs to lead us in paths of peace. In verse 17, the Lord tells Judah and He tells us today, "I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go." God desires to be our teacher! He longs to teach us about His peace. The passage before us speaks about this peace that flows from God, who is the fountainhead of true, lasting, peace. The name is Jehovah Shalom, the Lord our peace. This month, we are giving thought to a particular name of God in the Old Testament. Instead of pain and suffering, God would have sent His ".peace like a river." The past seventy years of captivity, would have never been necessary. ![]() God tells His captive people how much better it would have been, if they had listened to Him through the prophets in the past. In verse 18, God laments at what might have been. God had placed Cyrus as king over the Chaldeans, and soon by his policy, Judah would be allowed to return to her homeland. In our text, God is speaking to the nation Judah through Isaiah the prophet, concerning their release from Babylonian captivity. ![]() To all these people, peace is not a river! Right now in their lives, the river is a great source of anxiety! People all along the river are facing the loss of their homes, cities, and livelihoods. The rain, flooding, and runoff in states such as Iowa and Indiana, have swelled the waters of the mighty Mississippi, causing it to run over it's banks, and break through the levees, which protect cities, towns and farmland. Introduction: The Mississippi river has dominated the news all this past week. "Come ye near unto me, hear ye this I have not spoken in secret from the beginning from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and His Spirit, hath sent me.ġ7 Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.ġ8 O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:ġ9 Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me.Ģ0 Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth say ye, The LORD hath redeemed His servant Jacob.Ģ1 And they thirsted not when He led them through the deserts: He caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: He clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.22 There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked." Peace Like A River, a Sermon by Pastor Ron Thomas.
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