Devotion for Thursday, July 25, 2025

“If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you” (Matthew 10:13).

If they will receive you, then live in the peace Christ gives you. If they are hostile, then do not force the peace of Christ upon another. How simple is that? Do not think that you need to do something when what the Lord is asking is that you be whom He has made you to be. The Lord is the One who does the saving. He uses our willingness to be whom He has made us to be to share the Gospel.

Lord, You have called me to be an evangelist. In You, I need worry about nothing. But I do worry and try to think ahead. Teach me to live in Your peace which surpasses all understanding so that I demonstrate the hope in such a way that others see it. Where there are those who will not see it, help me to move on. Whether the message You give me is received or not is Your business. Help me to understand this clearly.

Jesus, You have breathed Your Spirit in me. You have given me the gift of salvation. I am whom You are making me to be. Lead me, Lord, in the way You would have me go. Guide me in Your goodness to remain in Your peace and not judge what You are doing in another’s life, but simply share my life willingly with those whom You place next to me. Be the One who guides me always that I may be faithful.  Amen.