Today we are going to take a posture of peace by running into the heart of God.
Posture is a short audible fist bump to remind you God is with you in everything.
Together we're going to be emboldened to take a daily posture of perfect peace.
Proverbs 18 10 says, the name of the Lord is a strong tower. The righteous run into it and they
are safe. Now the passion translation of this verse says it this way, it says the character
of God is a tower of strength. For the lovers of God delight to run into his heart and be exalted
on high. For the lovers of God delight to run into his heart and be exalted on high. Be brought to
where he is. The name of the Lord is a strong tower. The name of the Lord here signifies who
God says he is, what he says about himself, what he calls himself. He says I'm merciful, I'm good,
I'm faithful, I'm abundant, I am love, I'm your redeemer, I'm your restorer, I'm your comforter,
I'm your prince of peace, I'm your mighty counselor, I'm your healer, just to name a few.
The name of the Lord, his character, his very nature is our safe place and his heart towards us
is our place of empowerment and here's the beautiful news, he never changes so we always
have a safe place in him and who he says he is for us. You know when was the last time you considered
just how much God loves you? That he loves you because he loves you because he loves you.
When is the last time, I'm asking this to myself, when is the last time Lindsay you took a moment
to bask in his kindness and his gentleness towards you? Jesus said in Matthew 11,
come to me and I will give you rest. This is the place we go, this is the place we run to,
the very heart of God. You know I've been in a crazy season of life, there's been a shift of
season, it's not all bad circumstances but it's different and there's good and there's hard in
the midst of it and there's busy and I'm wanting to continually take this posture of peace every
day and it's tempting sometimes to rely on myself to do this. If I could just think clearly for a
moment then I could do this. If I could just have an hour of quiet time, if I could just read more
of the Bible, if I could figure this out, if I could get my to-do list in order, if I could just
be productive today. But we're called to something so much greater and better in the good, in the bad,
in the hard, in the busy, in the ugly, in moments of time where there's confusion. We have a place
to run, we have a safe place and it's not our own strength, it's not our own intellect, it's not
our own ability, it's not even the beautiful wonderful people we have surrounding us in this
life. It is the very nature of God. That is where we can always run to, that is where we can always
lean into. So my encouragement for you today is to run into the heart of God. Consider who he is and
who he says he will be for you. Take a moment to consider how much he loves you, because he loves
you, because he loves you, because he loves you. Take a moment to bask in his gentleness and his
goodness and his faithfulness and his kindness towards you. It's not a mind thing, it's a heart
thing, it's heart to heart with him. Remember you have a safe place and the lovers of God delight
to run into his heart.