Peace, be still

Something happened earlier today that really disturbed my personal peace. The situation is still very difficult and will be for some time, but I'm so grateful the Lord didn't leave me in that place of shaken peace very long.

You know, the world is looking for peace, but peace, for many people, can be an elusive thing. They go through life, trying to find the thing they lack in a relationships, career, other pursuits and sometimes through addictions. And yet there is always something missing. The emptiness they feel is the result being unable to find peace. 


The only source of real, lasting peace is the Prince of Peace, the Lord Jesus Christ. He Himself is our peace (Ephesians 2:14). His peace is not a temporary fix that fades away like the world's peace. His peace is real, lasting and complete. 

So, how do we claim this peace? 

How do we live in the calm assurance of His peace, day by day, moment by moment?

The Prince of Peace, who is the living Word of God has given us the answer in His written Word. 

 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, 

whose mind is stayed on thee:

because he trusteth in thee (Isaiah 26:3).

That verse reveals the way to find peace and the way to remain in this blessed state of real and lasting, eternal peace. 

It starts in our thinking. When we dwell on all the chaos and noise around us, we will feel the turmoil within. But, when we re-focus upon the Prince of Peace, placing our faith in Him, He floods our hearts with peace.

A mind that is stayed on the Lord Jesus Christ, our Prince of Peace is not shaken, distressed or disturbed by the mess life can take on at times. 

Peace is the assurance of His presence, His love and His power at work in our lives. 

Real peace doesn't mean the absence of trouble. Real peace is our rock and shelter in the midst of the storm, just like Jesus Himself is. 

One day, Jesus was out in a boat with His friends and had fallen asleep. Check out what happened next...

And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.

And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?

And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. (Mark 4:37-39)

Jesus has the power to calm the storm in my life and in yours and to say to us in the midst of the turmoil, the chaos and the strife, "Peace, be still." 

The storm may not go away immediately, but we can still have great calm, safe and secure in the presence of the Prince of Peace. 

HE IS OUR PEACE.

Whatever storm is brewing or crashing down over our lives right now, we must remember the Prince of Peace is right there beside me and right there beside you.

He says to us right now, in this moment, "Peace be still."