Peace, I give to you but Peace I cannot be to you.
+Salvation on your Sunday! A titbit from me to awaken truth and meaning on the Sabbath.
Hi Reader! I must apologise for not releasing a Bible Bonk this month, life has been very busy. I truly regret to inform you but LFTT will be on a short hiatus until June 2024. It’s a needful step for me to take, given the circumstances of the current climate of my life. Your readership has meant a ridiculous amount to me and I am so glad to be making little impacts in your individual lives. In the meantime, feel free to dive into the archive! Better yet, substitute the mornings/afternoons/evenings you spend with this newsletter with the true Word. I only ever aspire to say all that He has already said.
I look forward to speaking with you soon! Remain on this train.
All my love, Sarah J.
Jesus didn’t come to just give peace. Most especially not the peace that often carries the impressions of settling a score; diluting harsh words to make other theories or ideas in comparison better digestible. It is a flowery thing which we’ve dressed Peace in now. But when it comes to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, we’ve seen how it divides. We’ve witnessed how in interactions with non-believers some have diluted the Word of Jesus in bid of offering a more palatable version. Half a pie, if you will. But would Jesus go through all that trouble to lay down His life, break His body into bread and wine, offer you a table1, fill your barns2, just to give you a few spoonful’s of food? As tempting as it is, we cannot offer a ‘joy, peace and love’ plate of grub to the world, it would surely keep them hungry and chained to their spiritual loop of starvation. We need meat not milk3. Significantly meat is culturally associated with the core, root or substance of something. When you have the meat of something, you gain a more holistic understanding. Just offering peace all the time is not getting people to the root. You may have gotten them to the door, yes, but you selfishly haven’t give them the key to go on through.
Jesus shook tables, quite literally. In Luke 12:51, He says, ‘Do you suppose I came to give peace on earth? I tell you, not at all, but rather division.’ In the verses after, notably, is a depiction of the family unit which He labels as being susceptible to His wrath. The ‘family’ which we universally regard as the pinnacle of strength and solidarity. I do caution, however, that we refrain from reading this carnally and thinking that Jesus is endorsing divorce or broken homes. Far from it. He is instead rebuking all units and symbols of togetherness standing in vain for causes that go against His name. If your family is for Christ then there is no need to fear. God removes to replace. So, that when you are alone you can hear His voice. You will get peace once you have the full circle. Not just a slice. And the King is calling you to feast!
Have a blessed Palm Sunday!
Sarah J xx
Psalm 23:5 ‘You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.
Proverbs 3:5 ‘So your barns will be filled with plenty and your vats will overflow with new wine.’
Hebrews 5:14 ‘But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.’