AT PEACE

AT PEACE

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

John 3:16-21 For God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but so that the world might be saved through Him. 18 He who believes on Him is not condemned, but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only-begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than the Light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light, lest his deeds should be exposed. 21 But he who practices truth comes to the Light so that his works may be revealed, that they exist, having been worked in God.

John 16:33 I have spoken these things to you so that you might have peace in Me. In the world you shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer. I have overcome the world.

  “I just want to live in peace.” Is a statement (plea?) I’ve heard in various forms many times.

  There are 2 ways to handle the realities of the commonness of tribulation. We can stick our head in the sand; books, games, TV, movies, the bottle, drugs, work, sex, go hermit et al . . . refusing to see life with all it encompasses . . . or we can within regardless of this world’s normal turmoil live in peace in Lord Jesus Christ.

  Many try other than God’s Way, His peace, and only added to their tribulation. (Mt.7:13)

  There are any current situations people worry about.

  Am I a pessimist? No!

  Is there any good news? Of course!

  But the good news of man will not nor ever offset the bad for many men love darkness more than light. (Jn.3:19) And as is and has been and will be, they are most frequently are ambitiously the decision makers placing worldly profit above all else.

  Even considering goodness, looking thru the lens of wishful thinking, it may actually be darkness. (Lk.11:35)

  There is but one truly Good News, Jesus saves; and He alone makes true peace available.

  Jesus makes it very plain that there is nothing that can be done to reverse the tide of this world’s tribulation. Since Adam’s fall it has been, is, and will be. Even He, God Incarnate, could not escape troubled waters.

  He did however through it all have inner peace.

  Knowledgeable of and trusting in Him we too can live in God’s peace. The decision is ours alone.  EBB4