March 11
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PSALM 122
I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD!”
2 Our feet have been standing within your gates, O Jerusalem!
3 Jerusalem—built as a city that is bound firmly together,
4 to which the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD,
as was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD.
5 There thrones for judgment were set, the thrones of the house of David.
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! “May they be secure who love you!
7 Peace be within your walls and security within your towers!”
8 For my brothers and companions’ sake I will say, “Peace be within you!”
9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good.
– Psalm 122:1-9
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PSALM 122 PEACE AND SECURITY FOR THE FAITHFUL
A poem inspired by this psalm by ILMA
In Jesus Christ, we can be assured of life eternal
If you believe in him, you will die and live again
In Christ, there is perfect love which casts out fear
There is no room for terror in those who love him.
At the beginning of time, the Lord has chosen his own people
He equips all those who love him to continue to be faithful
The wicked don’t have assurance because they do not know him
They have no guarantee of eternity and they can’t win over sin.
The world cannot offer peace, it is corrupt and full of conflicts
But harmony can only be experienced amongst true believers
Let us go to the house of the Lord and praise the one who is peace
He grants the same peace to all those who serve and believe him.
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REFLECTION
• If Christ is peace himself, how do you think unbelievers can have peace?
• What is peace in the context of bible truths compared to how the world view the word “peace?”