The Answer.

Yesterday, I needed a word from the Lord, so I sat down and picked up my The One Year Bible for Women.

Let's pause here for a moment...before you even begin to have any sort of admiring thoughts about my reading the Bible through in a year...I'm not. Unfortunately. Not there. This version of the Bible always sits waiting on me, though.

As I sat down, I asked the Lord to give me something, a word, to help me understand, to deal with a situation in my life right now. I opened the Bible and immediately turned to yesterday's entry and begin to read...and, of course, received my answer:

7 Ten days later the Lord gave his reply to Jeremiah. 8 So he called for Johanan son of Kareah and the other guerrilla leaders, and for all the people, from the least to the greatest. 9 He said to them, “You sent me to the Lord, the God of Israel, with your request, and this is his reply: 10 ‘Stay here in this land. If you do, I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not uproot you. For I am sorry about all the punishment I have had to bring upon you. 11 Do not fear the king of Babylon anymore,’ says the Lord. ‘For I am with you and will save you and rescue you from his power. 12 I will be merciful to you by making him kind, so he will let you stay here in your land.’ Jeremiah 42:7-12

Not wanting to take this out of context, I read on...the people did not do as the Lord asked...no, just do not want to go there.

Tomorrow, I will be 44, and if there's one lesson I have learned in life, do as the Lord asks.

As I shared this with a friend, who is helping me deal with the latest trial in my life, I could hear the humbleness in her voice when she replied, "Tammy, I know of no other scripture that would have been a better answer. You have your answer."

Honestly? And I am ashamed to say this..I am not sure I have ever read that particular scripture, and if I have, it did not "speak" to me as His Word did yesterday.

I am so greatful to live in a land where I have the privilege and honor to know and serve our Lord Jesus Christ.

Should you not know Him...my prayer is that He be revealed to you, for there is no greater peace than that granted by the Great Peacemaker.

Now, I have also not reached the grand age of 44 without learning that even though God grants the Peace, that the journey is not over, but, oh, the journey is so much easier when God grants His Peace.

Thank you, Lord.