What right to peace have we?

You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord, is the Rock eternal. Isaiah 26:3-4

“My peace I leave with you,” said Jesus to His disciples in the Upper Room. This was immediately followed by two commands: “Don’t be troubled; don’t be afraid.” The word troubled means “to be confused, to be in turmoil, to be distraught.” That’s the condition of many people today who have hearts filled with worry.

The Bible is full of great promises but we tend to disconnect from them. Burdened by our failures and feelings of worthlessness, we seldom say, “I’m going to trust God for this need because I am His child.”

The Bible says that God sent His Son to seek and to save that which was lost – and lost is the one word that describes all of us until we establish a relationship with Jesus. Jesus is like a shepherd who goes in search of us; and when He finds us, He lifts us from the muck and mire and puts our feet on solid rock.

Two Arab lads were playing together when a firearm accidentally discharged, immediately killing one of the boys. The remaining fled in fear and ran to the tent of the Sheik, the leader of the tribe. He tearfully pled for mercy, and the Sheik took mercy and said, “I will protect you; come into my tent.”

The angry crowd gathered, calling for justice and the boy’s life as payment. Only then did the Sheik learn that it was his only son who had been killed. He stood there, puzzled, angry and uncertain. Then he quietly spoke, “I have given my word that cannot be broken. This boy’s life is to be spared. I will take him and raise him as my son.”

You can find yourself under the hand of God’s protection. That will bring peace to your heart in a troubled world.

The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord; he directs it like a watercourse wherever he pleases. All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the Lord weighs the heart. To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty. In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has. He who pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor. Proverbs 21:1-3, 5, 20-21