Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled

"Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." John 14:27

Cold and snow once again, winter is here for sure. Jesus said it, "Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." yet we don't always obey that command. Before that command though, Jesus left us His peace. We could not hope to obey our Lord's command without something to overcome Adam's sin that left us as fallen and fearful creatures. Jesus, our Lord, gave us peace in our hearts, and peace with God.

The world gives us unhealthy doses of fear, uncertainty, and doubt. So, Jesus said that He does not give as the world gives. We need peace more than ever as the world speeds up. A lot of folks talk peace in this world, but they only see it as the absence of war between nations. Many things make war on us through intimidation, threat of catastrophe, overwhelming demands of precious time, and working to the point of exhaustion. But, don't think those are the world's only weapons.

Others are left alone with nothing to do as their lives slowly drain away in front of a television. Friends and relatives are kept away by work and other demands while loneliness destroys from within. I'm sure you can offer up some examples too. We need the peace Jesus gives even as we endure the constant tumult of World War Now. When the nations take up arms against each other, that's just another symptom of our fallen world. This war has been fought ever since the Serpent took the first shot in the Garden of Eden. It will end when Jesus returns.

Bucky