Have you ever wondered what it might be like to capture great and lasting peace and then bottle it up for sale? You couldn’t manufacture it fast enough…the orders would come flooding in at all hours of the day and night. People everywhere are waiting for such peace to come onto the markets.
Life is packed full of challenges and hurdles. Most people, even some of God’s children, are running their races exhausted from the previous challenge, yet determined to jump the new hurdles and find peace of mind somewhere in their midst. It’s never ending when you have to do it on your own. You simply won’t find lasting peace that way.
There is a difference between peace of mind and the peace of Christ. Peace of mind would be okay if it lasted, but it’s tough to manufacture and doesn’t always endure. The mind struggles with circumstances and can’t always come up with lasting peace; it seems to come and go. But the peace of Christ is more like a gift from God. It endures the circumstances, braves the storms, and never comes up short. It is long lasting, and it sustains. All you have to do is simply ask God for it, and He’ll give it to you freely.
It isn’t a matter of IF the challenges will come…they will come alright, and oftentimes quite unexpectedly. WHEN they come, what will happen? Will you snatch a temporary fix of peace of mind? Or will you accept a fresh batch of God’s gift to you…the peace of Christ? Both sound good, but only one comes freely and endures the test of time. Jesus said, “Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you.”
