Where Peace is Found

 

Everyone is looking for peace. If you were to ask ten people on the street what they want most in 2023, “peace” would most likely be mentioned. We want peace for those experiencing the effects of war. Families are searching for peaceful resolutions. Our personal lives crave peace. Many wonder what peace really is and where it can truly be found.

 

“Peace is the possession of adequate resources.” – George Morrison

 

Could there be a better definition?

 

Imagine finding yourself on a highway with very few gas stations. A full tank of gas would give you peace. You possess the adequate resources, so there is no cause for concern. Realize your tank is on “empty,” and peace quickly disappears.

 

Why do many Christians lack peace? We forget we have adequate resources. We are short-sighted, seeing immediate needs and circumstances, and forgetting what we possess.

 

We have tried-and-true promises made and always fulfilled by the “God who cannot lie.” (Titus 1:2)

 

We have the food of God’s Word sitting on a shelf waiting to be read and designed to satisfy in ways “comfort food” never could. We don’t live by three meals a day alone, but “by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.” (Matthew 4:4)

 

We’re told to cast all our cares on Him in prayer. Why? “Because He cares.” (1 Peter 5:7) At His feet, we “find grace to help in time of need.” (Hebrews 4:16)

 

We should never fear death. Death is simply the doorway to the everlasting life we received when we placed our faith in the death of Jesus on the cross in our place. By faith, we know we will never experience the wrath we deserve. God placed it on His Son instead. This is the ultimate source of peace.

 

Are you looking for peace in 2023?

 

Do you have these resources?

 

If so, look no more.

 

 

“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)

 

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