Peace

Good Morning,

2 Thessalonians 3:16 (NASB)
Now may the Lord of peace Himself continually grant you peace in every circumstance The Lord be with you all!

What a beautiful verse of Scripture and what a marvelous prayer that Paul said for the Thessalonians to whom he was writing at the time. The sentiment..."peace in every circumstance"...is one that many of us have a most difficult time getting our minds around, never mind actually living in that peace.

Paul reminds us that God IS "the Lord of peace" in this verse, however, and we need to remember that. We need this knowledge especially during these difficult times that we're living through. We need to know and remember that God is many, many things in our lives and being "the Lord of peace" is definitely one of those marvelous things.

I think that without God's kind of peace in our lives, then going through what we are now would be almost impossible. I mean, look at the newspapers. Watch the TV news. Listen to the talk radio...(well, don't go THAT far!!!). Really, everything we read and hear and see is anything BUT peace in our lives. We read of war. We read of financial hardships and even ruin. We see hunger. Well, it's just a very tough time for the entire world right now. But, those of us who have the Lord in our lives have something that those of the world do not: We have His peace. And, He will give it "in every circumstance."

There are many of us who need that peace, God's special kind of peace, right at this moment...this very second. We are concerned for ourselves and our loved ones. We are on the edge of ruinous worry. Let us call on God with the same vigor that Paul prayed for the Thessalonians. Let us stop what we're doing and go to our knees and ask God to grant us His peace in our lives.

Lord, we're living in very difficult times right now. We have concern that borders on worry for ourselves and for those we love. We see so much turmoil all around us and even touching ourselves and our homes. Father, we need Your peace in our lives right now, even this very second. Please, Lord, touch us with Your love and grant us Your peace. Please give us that peace which can only come from You. That peace which goes beyond our human understanding. Your peace to guard our hearts and minds as we've read in Your holy Scriptures. We need Your peace, Lord. Father...Abba, Father, please, help us and touch us with Your peace. We ask this in Jesus' name. Amen.

Love, peace, and blessings,

David