"Peace I leave with you; My [perfect] peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid. [Let My perfect peace calm you in every circumstance and give you courage and strength for every challenge.]"-John 14:27 (AMP)
A train was traveling through the night in a very violent rainstorm, the lightening flashes were almost blinding, the rain hitting the windows was deafening and the strong winds rocked the train from side to side. When the lightening flashed and lighted up the darkness, the passengers could see the rising water along the tracks. This created terror in the minds of the passengers. Several passengers noted that through all the noise, lightening and wind, one of the passengers, a little girl, seemed to be at perfect peace. The adult passengers couldn’t figure out why the little girl was so calm during all these commotions. Finally, one passenger asked her, “How is that you can be so calm when all the rest of us are so worried about what might or could happen?” The little passenger smiled and said, “My father is the engineer.”
The story above demonstrates the perfect peace that God gives unto His children even in the midst of troubled sea of life (John 16:33). It's obvious that we are living today in the age of fear. There is fear of terrorists, fear of kidnappers, fear of herdsmen attack, fear of ritual killers, fear of Boko Haram insurgency, fear of electoral/political violence, fear of cancer or other negative medical conditions etc in the world today. The deafening, strong wind of fear has pressed the torment buttons and panic alarms in the heart of many passengers in our world today. There is tension, restlessness and commotion in the atmosphere because many passengers do not know the Prince of Peace nor do they have a genuine relationship with the divine being who "engineered" the Earth. They have not obeyed or embraced the gospel of peace that the Holy Ghost mentioned in Romans 10:15.
"I’ve told you all this so that trusting me, you will be unshakable and assured, deeply at peace. In this godless world you will continue to experience difficulties. But take heart! I’ve conquered the world.” -John 16:33 (MSG)
Beloved, are you living in fear today? Jesus understands your fears and He has provided a solution. When we accept Jesus Christ as our personal Lord and Savior, He agrees to guide us through life. He helps us to overcome fear by allowing us to experience His perfect love. According to 1 John 4:18, no fear exists where His love is. Rather, perfect love gets rid of fear, because fear involves punishment. The person who lives in fear doesn't have perfect love. Therefore, I urge you to please embrace God's perfect love today by surrendering your life completely to Him. If you do, you will experience perfect peace that surpasses all understanding like that little girl in the above story.
The hymn titled "Peace in Christ" is a short but powerful song that explains how to make the Prince of Peace our daddy. Could you please join me this beautiful Thursday morning to meditate on the lyrics of this hymn below as we trust our heavenly father to keep us in perfect peace as we navigate the stormy sea of this world to the Golden Shore in Heaven .
PEACE IN CHRIST
Drink the peace of deep contentment.
Taste the joy that all can know.
Find the life your heart is seeking.
Here in Christ it freely flows.
Refrain:
Come to Him at any moment.
Simple faith will draw you near.
Trust your Lord and breathe His presence.
Christ the Prince of Peace is here.
Bring Him all your deepest longings.
Bring Him every small concern.
Find a peace beyond all knowing.
Find a love you cannot earn.
Days and moments, years and seasons,
Life in Christ will gently grow
Ever simpler, ever deeper.
Come and trust and find it so.
Good morning and do have a blessed day.
Maranatha!
Bro. Okanlawon Taiwo
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