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Peace Like a River 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Devotionals for Church Family 📖 Main Verse: “Oh, that you had paid attention to My commands! Your peace would have been like a river.” — Isaiah 48:18 📚 Bible in a Year: Reading for the Day Old Testament: Isaiah 63–66 New Testament: John 1 💡 Devotional Thought: God desires to lead His people into peace, but peace is connected with trusting and obeying His ways. The world often promises peace through possessions, achievement, or comfort, yet these things cannot provide lasting rest. John introduces Jesus as the eternal Word who became flesh and lived among us. In Christ, we see God's grace and truth revealed perfectly. The presence of Jesus gives us a peace that circumstances cannot manufacture or take away. 📝 Application: Council & Pastoral: Lead the church toward biblical obedience rather than worldly solutions. Men & Ladies: Bring family concerns to Christ instead of allowing anxiety to rule. Youth & Child...

Rest in God 🌱 Devotional for Youth Scripture: Matthew 11:28 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Devotional Thought: Life can become exhausting with school pressures, responsibilities, expectations, and emotional battles. Sometimes you may feel tired not only physically, but mentally and spiritually. Jesus lovingly invites you to come to Him. He doesn’t ask you to carry everything alone. His presence brings true rest that the world cannot give. Reflection Questions: What burdens are making you feel weary today? How can you intentionally rest in God’s presence? Takeaways: Jesus invites you to rest in Him. God gives peace to weary hearts. Prayer: Lord Jesus, thank You for inviting me to come to You when I am tired and burdened. Help me lay down every worry, pressure, and stress at Your feet. Fill my heart with peace and renew my strength today. Teach me to find true rest in Your presence. Amen. Hashtags: #Matthew11v...