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| Sunset on Lavender Field courtesy of Eileen DeCamp |
Peace I
leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to
you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. John 14:27 RSV
These are the words of our Savior, Jesus Christ. What a
beautiful promise to cling to in the midst of troubling times. I need to read this often. And what led me to meditate on this?
I admit I am one of the vast majority of Americans who
harbor serious reservations about our presidential prospects. In fact, I’ve fretted over it for months and
frankly fear disaster in November. I’ve
read insightful political commentaries about those who are “looking for a
savior.” But, we must remember ,that indeed,
there is only one.
The powers of worldly dominion are unconscious of God, are
they not? Or, they are blatantly defiant
of God. Do they care a whit about what
God thinks about most matters? And yet,
we look to them. So much of our security
and peace of mind is based on the civilized life we live, apart from our faith
in God. Should it not be the other way
around?
God is Almighty. He is working out His plans. Do we trust Him?
Christ trusted in the will of His Father and submitted to the providential order of God.
Consider when He stood face to face with Pilate.
Pilate
therefore said to him, “You will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have
power to release you, and power to crucify you?” Jesus answered him, “You would
have no power over me unless it had been given you from above…” John 19:10-11a
When I read those words of Scripture the other day, I had to
meditate on Jesus’ words. His words are TRUTH.
I thought of the providential order of God behind everything. I wondered if I have come face to face with
that reality. The rest might be little
more than a farce on the world’s stage that creates chaos in our lives. We must go on with God, rooted and grounded
in Him in spite of the chaos. God’s
kingdom is not of this world.
But we need to also continue in prayer, remembering Timothy’s
words concerning intercessory prayer for ecclesiastical and government leaders
(See Timothy 2:1-7).
And now,
Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee. Psalm 39:7 KJV
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| Photo Courtesy of Eileen DeCamp |
Thank you for visiting Write Moments with God. I hope you have found a bit of encouragement to strengthen your heart. Feel free to share your thoughts. Take His peace.
