October 23 Peace of God John 14:27
Good morning from Pastor Glen Brock, Baptist Tabernacle Church, Wendell, North Carolina… “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” (John 14:27)
In this chaotic and evil world, the word, Peace, has many meanings for different people. Today, in this politically charged environment, some think that Peace will come when their party wins or when the Country will swing towards their way of thinking. As I have observed the unrest and hatred and divisions that are afflicting our nation, I am amazed at the participants in this chaos. It has caused me to reflect on my own commitment to Christ and how I think and how I respond to the utter insanity of the Evil that exists. Just an observation: Doing away with Police, Replacing the Rule of Law with politically driven Emotions, Morality driven by what will further my cause, Supporting the systematic destruction of children under the guise of “A Right to Choose,” Truth vilified, while a Lie is Championed, Right is Wrong and Wrong is Right…Does this sound like Peace to you? Sadly, professing believers are deep into this chaos and deception. Could this behavior be “Foundational?” What are you basing your life, your behavior, your thoughts, on? Believe this, if you are not living with Almighty God and His Son Jesus, as your standard for living and your Foundation to build upon; then you are never; I repeat, NEVER going to find PEACE, in this life!!! Almost every day, someone asks me, “What are we going to do?” Listen, we are going to anchor deep, we are going to claim HIS promises, and we are going to build upon the Rock, the Truth, and the FOUNDATION OF CHRIST! This Evil driven world will NEVER provide PEACE! Believer, come out from among them and claim HIS POWER AND PROVISION! Satan has attacked me at my weakest point and has tried every method to cause me to take my focus, my loyalty, my thoughts, my allegiance away from my SAVIOR, and, at times, he has come very close to success, however, I am committed to Jesus, I am living for HIM and I am standing on the FOUNDATION THAT IS MY ROCK! Get behind me Satan! NOT TODAY SATAN… My Hope is built on Christ! Are you getting the message? Are you understanding, this lesson? If we are focused on anything other than the BLOOD OF JESUS and HIS LEADERSHIP, THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT, WE ARE SUBJECT TO ALLOW SATAN TO DIRECT OUR THOUGHTS AND DICTATE OUR ACTIONS! What is happening in this world is important, yet, it is not our problem! REMEMBER…THIS WORLD IS NOT MY HOME, I AM JUST PASSING THROUGH! I told this to a fellow follower of Christ, who is so wrapped up in the temporal worldly issues, that it is affecting his relationships with others, and he told me that I didn’t understand the significance of the issues and how it would affect our lives. He was really challenged when I asked him if he thought that any of this Worldly Chaos would have any ETERNAL CONSEQUENCES. Folks, I may have done a poor job of expressing this, however, please hear this! What you believe, how you act, how you prioritize your life, is fully dependent on your FOUNDATION for LIVING! If you are living with the World and it’s Evil as your foundation, then you can forget PEACE in your life! When you are growing, claiming and expecting God’s Grace to sustain you and you are living with GOD’S WORD AND HIS PROMISES, AS YOUR FOUNDATION, THEN, PEACE IS YOURS FOR THE ASKING!!! “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” Don’t fear about the future because your future is secure. Regardless of the political wind, regardless of the social evils, regardless of the chaos, we are OVERCOMERS! “Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” Thank you God, for YOUR PEACE, through the Troubles of this LIFE! Stay Strong, Stay Focused…THE BEST IS YET TO BE!