Peace of God
| By Billy Graham
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5 The Peace of God Anyone who knows the Lord Jesus Christ can go through any problem and face death, and still have the peace of God in his heart. When your spouse dies, or your children get sick, or you lose your job, you can have a peace that you don’t understand. You may have tears at a graveside, but you can have an abiding peace, a quietness. Be anxious for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and mind through Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:6-7) Be anxious for nothing. How many times do you and I fret and turn, looking for a little peace? God’s peace can be in our hearts – right now. Colossians 3:15 says, ”Let the peace of God rule in your hearts.” Some of you believe that you know Jesus Christ as your Savior, but you haven’t really made Him your Lord. You’re missing the peace of God in your struggles and turmoils and trials and pressures of life. Is the peace of God in your heart? Whatever the circumstances, whatever the call, whatever the duty, whatever the price, whatever the sacrifice – His strength will be your strength in your hour of need. Peace with God and the peace of God in a man’s heart and the joy of fellowship with Christ have in themselves a beneficial effect upon the body and mind and will lead to the development and preservation of physical and mental power. Thus, Christ promotes the best interest of the body and mind as well as of the spirit, in addition to inward peace, the development of spiritual life, the joy and fellowship with Christ, and the new strength that comes with being born again. What a prospect! What a future! What a hope! What a life! I would not change places with the wealthiest and most influential person in the world. I would rather be child of the King, a joint-heir with Christ, a member of the Royal Family of heaven! I know where I’ve come from, I know why I’m here, I know where I’m going – and I have peace in my heart. His peace floods my heart and overwhelms my soul. The storm was raging. The sea was beating against the rocks in huge, dashing waves. The lightning was flashing, the thunder was roaring, the wind was blowing; but the little bird was asleep; in the crevice of the rocks, its head serenely under its wing, sound asleep. That is peace: to be able to rest serenely in the storm! In Christ, we are relaxed and at peace in the midst of the confusions, bewilderments, and perplexities of this life. The storm rages, but our hearts are at rest. We have found peace – at last! [ 5- Peace of God ] |
