THERE IS
PEACE IN THE LORD’S ARMS!
Psalm
84:3-4
Even the
sparrow finds a home,
and the
swallow a nest for herself,
where she
may lay her young,
at your
altars, O LORD of hosts,
my King and
my God.
Blessed are
those who dwell in your house,
ever
singing your praise! Selah
Blessed are
those who dwell in the house of the LORD. Blessed are those who know the
everlasting Creator of all, who know Him as their King and their God. God cares
for His own.
Luke 12:6-7
Are not five sparrows sold for two
pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. Why, even the hairs of
your head are all numbered. Fear not;
you are of more value than many sparrows.
Matthew 6:26-30
Look at the birds of the air: they
neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds
them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious
can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about
clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil
nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like
one of these. But
if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is
thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
We live in
a world filled with sin, and sin hurts people! Families are hurt continuously
because of sin. Our world has rulers who not only do evil, but also uphold it.
People are suffering financially, many times caused by greed. Diseases are
causing pain and sorrow; people are hurting in so many ways.
Where is
God? Our God has everything in control! At times His eternal purposes are not
easily seen, but we must trust His word.
Hebrews 13:6
So we can confidently
say,
“The Lord is my
helper;
I will not fear;
what can man do to
me?”
The Lord is
our helper, and He desires for us to come closer to Him. The Lord does not want
us to worry, but to rest in Him.
1 Peter 5:6-7
Humble yourselves, therefore, under
the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all
your anxieties on him, because he cares
for you.
Where else
can we go, if not to Him? We must humble ourselves. We must recognize God’s sovereign
control, we must trust His wisdom, we must believe in His power, and find peace
in His love.
Matthew 11:28-30
Come to me, all who labor and are
heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart,
and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is
light.”
Life in
this world is often ‘heavy laden’, but those who know God can find settled peace
in Him.
John 16:33
I have said these things to you,
that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take
heart; I have overcome the world.”
We must not
let the cares of the world tempt us to find a solution somewhere else.
John 14:27
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.
God does
not allow us to suffer without an eternal purpose, and He will not allow us to
suffer without providing the necessary grace to sustain us during the trial.
God is
driving us into His arms, for that is where we can find peace.
If God is
our King, then we must be willing to obey Him; if He is our Lord, we must
willing to submit to Him; if He is our God, then we must be willing to trust Him.
When we do, then we will find peace and we will praise, even with tears in our
eyes, our wonderful God.
As I write
these words, I am thinking of friends who are going through very difficult
times, and all I can say is I am glad they know God and pray that they will
know Him even more deeply, as they trust in Him.
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