John 14:27 I am leaving you with a gift - peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don't be troubled or afraid.
It's about 6.30 a.m., the sun is already up and it's a crisp frosty March morning around 0-1 degrees. It's all so peaceful, no cars around yet, just peace and quiet with a rosy hue to the sky. As I was looking at the trees outside I was thanking the Lord for the peacefulness of it, especially when I thought of what's going on in the world news today. I felt Him remind me peace doesn't come from what's outside, peace comes from the inside.
He reminded me Jesus is the Prince of Peace and He is living on the inside of us by His Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom. Freedom from fear and turmoil, freedom from anxiety and worries, freedom from anything and everything the enemy tries to put on us.
Yes there are many pressures on us to forget all that, but God doesn't want us to forget it, which is why He gave us His many great and precious promises. Our security is in the Lord, not in the absence of outside peace. Whatever happens on the outside God has us in the palm of His hand and He's watching over us.
There's a true and encouraging story of an elderly lady in WW2 who was in a city being bombed so she said to God. "I know You never go to sleep and I need to sleep, so there's no point in both of us being awake so I'll let you take over." She knew whether she lived or died she was safe in God's hands and she slept peacefully all night long. She had learned to trust God in the worst of situations.
God wants us to trust Him and to be at peace on the inside, whatever our 'situation' may be on the outside.
Lord we turn to you on the inside and fix our eyes on Jesus our Prince of Peace and thank You He has given us His gift of peace and receive it by faith. We have your peace inside us and we draw on it from Your well of salvation. In Jesus Name. Amen.
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