Having peace in this world seems impossible. Only the Lord can give us peace during these dark days. He tells us in Philippians 4: 6 & 7 to "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."
"Be anxious for nothing"???? That's a tall order....if you skip the next part of the verse: "in everything by prayer and supplication" and "let your requests be made known to God". So prayer is the key to peace that "passes all understanding". I love that! By having time in prayer, we can have peace that is beyond understanding!
The world can stand around and bite their nails and wring their hands about what's happening and what might happen in the future, but believers can have the peace that is cannot be comprehended!
I love the hymn "Perfect Peace" by Edward H. Bickersteth. The 3rd verse goes like this....
"Peace, perfect peace, with sorrows surging 'round,
On Jesus' bosom naught, but calm is found."
And since our son-in-law is deployed to Afghanistan, the 4th verse is special to me...
"Peace, perfect peace, with loved ones far away,
In Jesus' keeping we are safe, and they."
So what does the future hold? The words to verse 5 are...
"Peace, perfect peace, our future all unknown?
Jesus we know, and He is on the throne."
Yes, He is still on the throne...
...even if the stock market crashes...
...even if the other countries ( and our country!) are falling apart...
...even if there's a food shortage.
Though the world may be crumbling around us, we can have the perfect peace that passes understanding and that only He can give.
Isaiah 26 :3 "You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You,
because he trusts in You."
Have a blessed day,
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Thank you for this wonderful reminder Miss Lisa! God can truly give us a peace that passes all understanding! I know I've experienced it in my own life. :)
ReplyDeleteAmen! What a great reminder. Thank you for that encouragement. We all certainly need it. We know that when all around us is shaken, still He is not! What a glorious thought! To Him we must cling, our unshakeable Rock!
ReplyDeleteIn His Love,
Maiden Princess
One of my favorite peace verses is, "I will lay me down in peace and sleep." I'm not sure I've heard the hymn but the words are wonderful! Peace was a good topic to get my week started.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Pamela
Thank you, I love this and it is so true. I certainly want replace my worries with prayer and the Lord's perfect peace!
ReplyDeletePraises to Christ!
Ryshel
There is nothing like knowing that He is in complete control :)
ReplyDeleteMaria
This is beautifully on time. One can not help but notice the entropy that is seemingly engulfing this world as we know it. Yet, there is a peace that we can rest in, peace that the world can not understand. But he will keep us in perfect peace when our minds are ever on Him. BLessings to you for this wonderful reminder.
ReplyDelete-Chantel
This is so true, and wonderful to remember! The news used to cause me a great amount of anxiety and worry, so I made the decision to just stop listening to it, because there was nothing I could do about it, and it certainly wasn't doing me any good! Of course, I still hear about some of it, then I do have to just give it all to God, who is all-powerful, and totally in control.
ReplyDelete"Though the world may be crumbling around us, we can have the perfect peace that passes understanding and that only He can give."
ReplyDeleteAmen and amen!