2 CORINTHIANS 13:11
"Be joyful. Grow to maturity. Encourage each other. Live in harmony and peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you."
Many times one christian will say to another, "God be with you". I can not think of another thing that could be more important to anyone than to have God with them. Being in God's will is the goal of any good christian, and having God with them on the journey is the paramount experience. In fact we advise to add to any comment made about a goal you may have the phrase, "God willing". That is just another way of saying may God be with us. The truth for today is that God left us some advise on how to achieve this lofty goal.
We are to gain strength from this advice and then rejoice when we have received it. God wants us to be perfected and completed and made into what we should be. God wants to console us and comfort us and encourage us along the way. God wants us to be of one mind and agree with one another. He wants us to live in peace. In our vernacular, grow up and be joyful. Encourage one another and live in harmony and peace. This is the advice of the Lord.
God who is the source of all good will and affection, and the one of benevolence is the promoter of peace. If you want God to be with you, then align yourself with Him. Allow the Holy Spirit in your heart to take control and lead you in the path of righteousness. Always put the Word of the Lord first in every thought and decision that you make. Become one with the Lord and be more like Him in every way. Rejoice always and in every circumstance. Pray without ceasing and about everything. By seeking God in every way and every day you will able to say to others, GOD BE WITH YOU!
