Peace

Jesus talked a lot about peace.  He said, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you, not as the world gives, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” (John 14:27)  There is so much in our world that disturbs our peace.  We have family issues, work disturbances, money concerns, friendships to attend to, and enumeration of other matters that push against us during our daily lives.  There are times that we become so consumed that we forget that God is never surprised by our challenges. He already knows our “ending from our beginning,” and He promised that all things would work together for our good. 

Social construction has programmed us to want comfort and good times.  That is when we believe that life is going well.  However, in the midst of our problems, we encounter the God who uses those problems to transform us.  It is when we are in our weaknesses that His strength shines like a beacon.  When we seek the light of His word, God brings us through things that we thought we could never live through.

Jesus lived with an assurance that God was in Him, with Him and watching over Him even when he faced dissension and death. We should operate our lives with the same confidence.  He knows tomorrow, we only know yesterday and today.

Surrender your troubles to Him and let peace from Christ rule in your heats.  (Col. 3:15)