December 12, 2025 – How to Find Real Peace
Sermon: 1948 The Word of God, part 2
Pray Over This
“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.”
Ponder This
One day, I stopped on the corner a block from my girlfriend’s house (she is my wife now). I’d walked Joyce home. It was a beautiful summer night, but I was miserable. I did not have assurance. I began to pray; by then, I had learned what the Gospel was all about. I didn’t bow my head, but I looked up into the sky, not out of arrogance, but I wanted to look into the face of God. I said, “God, I don’t know whether I’m saved, and the devil is trying to make me doubt it, or whether I’m lost, and the Holy Spirit has me under conviction, but I know I don’t have peace.”
And I quoted back to Him the Word of God that says, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved” (Acts 16:31). I said, “God, this is Your Word. And right now, once and for all, now and forever, I’m going to stand on Your Word.” And I looked up into the heavens, and I said, “Lord, now, if I have never received You, I receive You this moment. Right now. If I’ve done it before, this won’t take it away, but I’m driving down a peg right now. I’m standing on Your Word. Come into my heart, forgive my sin, save me. Thank You for doing it. I don’t look for a sign, I don’t ask for a feeling. I stand on Your Word.” And when I said that, a river of peace began to flow in my heart. From that moment on, I’ve had the blessed assurance that He lives in me because I stood not on my emotions, not on my good life, but on the Word of God. What have you based your faith on? Are you standing on the one thing that will never change?
- When was a time you struggled with doubt in your faith?
- What does it mean to stand on God’s Word? What are some other things we try to find security in instead?
Practice This
Talk to someone who has been an example of standing on God’s Word. Ask how that person regularly spends time in God’s Word and holds onto His promises.
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