And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord , choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord . Joshua 24:15 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/jos.24.15.KJV

Day 2 of 30 day devotional.

We talk about “circumstances over which we have no control.” None of us have control over our circumstances, but we are responsible for the way we pilot ourselves in the midst of things as they are. Two boats can sail in opposite directions in the same wind, according to the skill of the pilot. The pilot who conducts his vessel on to the rocks says he could not help it, the wind was in that direction; the one who took his vessel into the harbour had the same wind, but he knew how to trim his sails so that the wind conducted him in the direction he wanted. The power of the peace of God will enable you to steer your course in the mix-up of ordinary life.

O Lord, unto You do I turn, unto You. I am but a homeless waif until You touch me with the security of Your peace, the sweet sense of Your love.

Reflection Questions: What power does peace have in my life? Do I rob peace of its power by insisting that it submit to my “common sense”? What could be more secure than being at peace with a loving God?

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. John 16:33 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/jhn.16.33.KJV

Day 1 of 30 Day Devotional.

The source of peace is God, not myself; it never is my peace but always His, and if once He withdraws, it is not there. If I allow anything to hide the face, the countenance, the memory, the consideration of our Lord Jesus from me, then I am either disturbed or I have a false security.

Lord, in my consciousness this morning a crowd of little things presses in and I bring them straight to Your presence. In Your wisdom, say, “Peace, be still!” and may my ordered life confess the beauty of Your peace.

Reflection Questions: What happens when I try to manufacture peace from within? What do I allow to come between myself and God? What false sense of security do I need to guard against? What little things crowd into my life and mar the beauty of God’s peace?

Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. Revelation 4:11 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/rev.4.11.KJV

And the Lord said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither. Deuteronomy 34:4 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/deu.34.4.KJV

For the kingdom is the Lord’s : and he is the governor among the nations. Psalms 22:28 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/psa.22.28.KJV

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord . For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. Isaiah 55:8‭-‬11 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/isa.55.8-11.KJV

But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased. Psalms 115:3 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/psa.115.3.KJV

Day 3 and final day of Tony Evans Devotional

No one can stand in God’s way. No one. Not even you. Not even me. Not even that enemy, compulsion or circumstance that is seeking to take you down. Nothing can thwart God’s plan because, as the Scripture says, “He does whatever He pleases” (Psalm 115:3).

Now, you can be on the good side of God’s sovereignty, or you can be on the bad side of God’s sovereignty. That doesn’t change His sovereignty. It just changes your personal experience of it. It’s like when a parent tells a teenager, “We can make this easy, or we can make it hard—that’s up to you.” Meaning, the teenager’s choices will have an impact on how the parents go about teaching the lesson they are trying to convey. And while your actions never determine God’s providence, your actions do influence how that providence comes to light in your life.

God’s plans may be made manifest with your cooperation, or they may be made manifest in spite of your rebellion. Regardless, His pathways and plans will come about. God knows that whichever direction you go on the path He’s placed before you, He will get you to His intended destination. Now, due to your own choices, that may mean delays and treacherous treks—or even, like Moses, the loss of realizing the experience of the dream (Deuteronomy 34:4). But He will keep pointing you in the direction He desires until His sovereign rule is achieved.