Perfect Peace

“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength” Isa. 26:3-4


We live in a world that is hurting-a world where peace is a memory and where trust is a byword. The strong towers of finance, security, patriotism, and invincibility are splintered, broken, and some leaning towards ruin.


Money is scarce and ever-the-more is giving. Hearts are hardened, fear seems to laugh, and the oppressed widow and orphan suffer more—ever more. They are forgotten, placed out-of-sight, and relegated to the back pages of heart and thought—yet their Mighty God knows and cares for them so deeply and He will provide for their basic needs.


Peace and security are hard to find, if it can be found... and yet so many strive so to find it. Yet, how can peace be found in such an non-peaceful environment? Who can find a cool breeze and shade in the baking-burned sand of the desert? Who can find peace in the world that they live in?


Yet, peace is a moment away. Not the peace of this world but a hidden peace, a treasured peace found in the Word, Jesus Christ. The question is... are we sick enough, tired enough, stressed enough to try or rely on the peace that comes through God's Word?



If so, then turn to the Psalms and learn from one who was hated, one who's life was hunted, one who had the javelins of harsh words thrown, and the one who hungered and shivered in cold caves—the eventual King who found peace, wisdom, and contentment through the Bible—through the counsel of God.


You've tried to find peace in so many ways. Maybe you've tried to find it through work, through relationships, through drinking, or drugs, or sex, or sports, or entertainment, or by being alone. Yet, have you find peace in these?Give true peace a chance by trusting in God enough to open his letters and read them, think on them, and trust them. For in the wisdom of Christ you will find His peace, His comfort, and the strength to face the not so peaceful world that you live in.

"What Have You Done"

“all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, and he does according to his will among the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand or say to him, “what have you done” Daniel 4:35

We serve a mighty God who can and is doing as he wishes. It is God who raises up kings and rulers and it is God who brings them down (Dan. 2:21). God has a will and a plan and these will come to pass. It is we who submit to the will and plan of God and not God who submits to us. God is God and no one else.

Too often God is portrayed as some kind of butler or servant who is preoccupied with fulfilling our wishes and our whims. Some christianity is not Christianity at all as it contains a veneer or sprinkling of Christ while the rest is self fulfilling-self serving. A feel-good, non-life changing religion that advocates carnality six days of the week while going to church and playing the part-one day of the week.

This is not Christianity-this is idolatry (Romans 10:3).

True Christianity is found in repentance, in submitting, and in brokenness of our will. We are to follow Jesus, learn of his ways and become like Jesus Christ in character and good works and therefore earn the honor of being called a Christian through the grace and mercy that he's provided.

Seek First His Kingdom

"But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Matthew 6:33

I wonder sometimes-what am I doing? Where is my heart? What is my motivation? I look around and see a world falling apart and apart of me is sadden and apart of me rejoices. For apart of me wants to go home-to be with Jesus and another part of me wants to see this world return to my definition of normalcy? A part of me loves my country and it distresses me to see it falter, crumble-from-within, and slowly fall...

Yet, what is my motive? Is my motive to escape the coming Tribulation that is predicted in the Bible? For, if that is my motive then where is my heart-is it not on self-is it not on now-is it not a service out of fear?

Where should my heart be set on? Jesus, gives us the answer with “seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness”. But, what does that mean? Is that proclaiming the Good News of Christ and living a righteous life? That is what first comes to mind but there's more... much more. Another part is the residing glory, honor, and rule of Jesus Christ on this earth. To have a heart, an outlook, and live a life that is one hundred percent fully dedicated to the rule and reign of Jesus Christ in my life.

Does not this change my outlook-and my prayer life? Should not the focus of my prayer be “your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven” (Matt. 6:10)? Instead of some praying for deliverance from the temporary illness, setbacks, and trials that I and others presently face? Should I not pray for the Lord's will? Will illness come, yes. Will tribulation come, yes? And should these receive prayer, yes—but not the priority, not the overarching focus.

For who is my priority? What is my priority? Is it not to see my Lord and King receiving all the praise, all the glory, and all the honor? Or, do I want to hold a fraction of this for... myself?

Change From the Inside

“So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.” Romans 12:1-2

As we walk our Calvary road we come to realize that our greatest danger comes from within. The red lights and flashing jewelry of this world are outward temptations but they only tantalize what is already inside of us.

What is inside of us we don’t like to talk about. We tend to encapsulate the rottenness of sinful human nature with a squeaky clean appearance, with the right Christian words, and with giving, sharing, or praying in the sight of others.

Many Christians have become no different than the culture around them. Inwardly they shelter bitterness, anger, hatred, thefts, greed, murders, lust, and idolatry; they worship self and their hearts actually contend against God. Is it no wonder that so many that we talk to scoff as they see only a religious shell and not the light of Christ shining forth?

Repentance is needed not some hyped revival. Seeking God is called for and not masking over iniquity with bigger church meetings, more polished preachers, or louder and more lavish song services. Quiet and broken soul searching and examining our lives in the light of God’s Word will return our hearts to Christ.