Are you at peace today? I am. Do you know where that peace comes from? Is it peaceful because everything is going well? Do you have peace when things are not going well? Do you have peace when your life is stressful? When you are at peace, do you feel hopeful? I do. Let me share with you what I have learned about peace and hope.
There have been many times in my life in which I was not living in peace. They were times when I was trying to be self-sufficient. They were times when things were not going the way that I had planned. They were times when I was surrounded by tragedy and hopelessness. My Life was like that until I allowed myself to receive the promises of God for peace. Jesus said, “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33
I have found that in order for me to have peace that I must think about the things of the Spirit not the things of the world. When I let the worries and concerns of everyday life fill my mind, I have anxiety and not peace. But when I look to God in all of my circumstances, I have peace. I believe this is what the Apostle Paul is telling me in Romans 8:6, “For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.” (ESV)
The Apostle Paul tells me that I receive my peace from God and as a result we have hope. “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” Romans 15:13 (ESV) Do you know the God who gives you peace? If not, you need to learn how.
I pray you will join me in setting your mind on the Spirit of life and peace and receive peace that passes all understanding that only comes from God. This peace allows us to live a quiet life no matter what our circumstances are. He loves us so much He sent His Son Jesus Christ to restore our relationship with Him. Finally, know that God has something new every morning for us. It is these things that give us hope. Remember from past blogs that it is by knowing God that we have hope. The relationship with God through Jesus brings us hope in the present and the future. I would also encourage you to seek Jesus for He is the only opportunity there is to have eternal life. This is to me the greatest source of hope. In doing so, I believe we will have hope and joy during our everyday lives. Understanding that Jesus Christ allows us to access eternal life, “And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” John 17:3 (ESV) This will allow us to have hope. At the same time understanding you will live eternally knowing the only true God and Jesus Christ and this will bring you the greatest hope. Because of the death of Jesus Christ on the cross satisfied the penalty for sins. His payment satisfies all my sins from the past, the present and in the future. My penalty and yours was satisfied on the cross by the death of Jesus, God’s greatest act of love and wrath, who became sin for me and you. It was also God’s greatest act of faithfulness because “God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 (ESV) Because holiness shows us, we need to believe in Jesus. I hope that you join me in helping others to choose Jesus.
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