P E A C E

John 14:27

From where does peace come for your life?  Is it found in quiet weekends with your family?  Maybe you get it from music or good books to read.  Could it be there is a source of tranquility that is internal rather than based on circumstances?

Jesus talks about such a source of peace in John chapter 14 and verse 27.  It reads, “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you.  Let not our heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”

Jesus was about to leave His disciples and was walking straight toward His death.  Everyone around Him was scared to death!  They needed someone to give them some peace.  Jesus stepped up and gave an extraordinary kind of reassurance.

The world gives peace in rather weak ways.  The world gives peace externally…it’s easily brushed off.  The world gives peace temporarily…constantly in need of refreshment.  The world gives peace with strings attached…there’s a hook on the end of that line.

God’s peace calms our fears and erases our anxieties.  He gives peace like Jesus demonstrates here on the last day of His earthly life.  He was unhurried and unafraid.  His peace is internal and won’t wear out with time.

Play today’s game with this sense of peace ruling your life.  Play like Jesus; unhurried and unafraid.  May the Lord’s peace be yours in today’s contest.

Bible Reading Plan:
Psalms 13
Genesis 32-33