Luke 24: 36-39 Now as
they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them and said to
them “Peace to you.” But they were
terrified and frightened and supposed they had seen a spirit. And He said to them “Why are you
troubled? And why do doubts arise in
your hearts? Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have
Flesh and bones as you see I have.”
Peace our Lord and Savior assures us, is ours, and yet we
run through our lives frantic and terrorized by every circumstance as far from
peace as it is possible to be.
Christians, my brothers and sisters, PEACE, not as the world gives but
according the creator of peace, the source of peace belongs to us. It has been freely given to us and quite
frankly the only way to lose it is to be defeated by deceit – lied to and
tricked into believing that chaos reigns and has control. Jesus Himself stands as our advocate and
declares to us PEACE. Will we believe
Him or allow the terror of our own hearts to steal His truth from us.
Why are we troubled when we see the mayhem in this
world? Why do doubts arise in our
hearts? Why are we so frightened when He
has promised us that we will have such troubles in this world? We will be persecuted, we will be hated,
nation will rise against nation and kingdom will rise against kingdom. False prophets will rise up and they will
deceive many. Lies will be held up as
truth and truth will be denied as a lie.
Behold, has He not told us in advance that these things will
come to pass? Has He not made Himself
known? Hasn’t He shown Himself
trustworthy? Don’t be frightened and
don’t let terror keep you from enjoying His peace, his Joy and the freedom He
paid so dear a price to give to you.
Just as He did for the disciples, He has done for us. He assures us that no matter what is going on
around us, no matter the wicked state of the world, no matter what our eyes see
or our hearts tell us, His truth remains and can be trusted and believed.
Peace to you. The Son
of redemption has declared it and it is so.
Blessings to you my brothers and sisters. Do not doubt.
Do not fear. Hold fast to faith
for He is faithful who has promised.
Keep in mind always that our lives in Him are Eternal and they are sure.
Recognize the Lord Jesus your Savior and
know you are not alone. Lift up your
eyes and hearts to the His truth, that you may know His peace and receive by
grace His deliverance. Keeping in mind
always that this world is not our home, just a place we pass through on our way
to Our Father.
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