Peace

April 11

Peace, that harmony of spirit and mind that allows an individual to walk through life without having waves of regret regarding past mistakes wash over him; without having the debris of present trials swirl around him, causing him to shield his eyes from the havoc of life’s regrets and challenges, is a commodity that men yearn to attain.

How can a man who is steeped in mistakes that have led him into innumerable sins of commission as well as sins of omission, gain peace, that coveted sense that in spite of everything negative that has ever touched his life, all is well? The Biblical answer is a simple one, yet for those who do not value scripture, it is beyond their ken.

In Psalm 119:165, David, who had done murder, committed adultery, and watched his family, disintegrate into warring factions because of his myriad sins offers us the solution to our perplexing quandary. Here he says, “Great peace have they who love Your law; nothing can make them stumble.”

If one will turn his heart toward the law, embrace it, and honor the Law-Giver, he will find himself enveloped in “…the peace of God that passes understanding which will keep his heart and his mind in Christ Jesus,” Philippians 4:7. To honor God, to obey His Word, to receive His salvation is to gain the peace that transcends the trials of time.