Letting The Peace Of Christ Rule In Our Hearts

Our world is a dark and troubling place.  There is much brokenness.  There is much hatred and anger.  Peace in this world seems to be far away at times with everything going on all around us.  There have been storms, flooding, fires, threats of war, and many other things going on in our world these days, but definitely nothing peaceful that is for sure.

For the believer in Jesus Christ we can have true peace within our very hearts by knowing Him.  Jesus gives us a peace that goes beyond human understanding.  The situations that we find ourselves in may in fact be extremely far away from being even remotely peaceful, but if we are trusting in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, He will give us a peace within our hearts even though a storm rages all around us.

We can rejoice in the Lord for who He is.  He is the calmer of our storms.  Jesus will give us a peace that guards our hearts and our minds when we trust Him.  Sometimes it seems difficult to keep our focus on the Lord when our lives are falling apart, but we must remember that the Lord loves us and He promises us that He will never leave us and He will never forsake us.

God is for us.  He is not against us if we are His.  When we place our faith and trust in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior we become children of God.  We come to Jesus by faith and we are to trust in His grace.   We are to allow His peace to flow into our hearts through the Holy Spirit.  We can't muster up peace in ourselves on our own, but God will produce peace in our hearts through His Spirit who indwells everyone who is a believer in Jesus Christ.

I like what the Apostle Paul says in Colossians 3:15-17,

"15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. 
                                                                                                       

16 Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.

17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him."           

Life is difficult.  Yes, we will all face very trying times, but when we know Christ as Savior we can know that we won't be going through our hard time alone.  We must allow that Lord to comfort us and allow Him to grant us His peace in our hearts through His Holy Spirit.  Tough times will come to all of us eventually, but we can rest easy knowing that the Lord Jesus is always by our side each step of the way no matter where we find ourselves in life's long journey.

Let us be thankful for who the Lord is and all that He has done for us and all that He is doing for us.  God is still at work in our lives and in the lives of those all around us.  We must continue to pray for those we come into contact with each and everyday.  We need to pray that the Lord would use us to draw them to Himself.

May we allow the peace of Christ rule in our hearts as we see the world falling deeper into sin and despair.  We must cling to the truth of who Jesus Christ is and remain true to His Holy Word.  

Lord,

We praise Your Name.

Help us to sense Your peace in our lives.

Empower us with a fresh faith as we cling to You O Lord in our time of difficulty.

Holy Spirit grant us the peace of Christ in our hearts.

Lead us and guide us.

In Jesus Name we pray,

Amen.