What a day in History we are living in! Anthrax scares, bombings, assignations, war, and terrorism are the daily news. Millions are desperate to find a sense of safety and escape from terror. The Bible speaks of a day like ours when “men’s hearts fail them for fear.”
As we observe how people react in uncertain times, it challenges us to ask, “Where is the source of our peace?” Is peace and safety to be found in gas masks, body suits, a drug to cure a bacteria, or in
moving to the mountains in isolation? I don’t think so. This is not to say we should not be wise and cautious, because we should.
However, as your world is falling apart, the “peace that passes
understanding, that guards your hearts” (see Phil. 4:6,7) has never been found in externals, but rather in the eternal’s.
Believers in Christ are believers in God’s sovereignty over world events. None of this current world crisis is a surprise to God! The song writer said it well:
This is my Father’s world
I rest me in the thought
Of rocks and trees,
of skies and seas,
His hand the wonders wrought.
This is my Father’s world
let me not forget,
That though the wrong seems oft so strong,
God is the ruler yet.
This is my Father’s world
The battle is not done.
Jesus who died,
Shall be satisfied
And earth and Heaven,
Shall be one.
All of this is to say, you and I as God’s blood bought children must find our peace from “inside out” living. Our outward circumstances are many times beyond our ability to control. However, our inner
life of fellowship with Christ is within our reach. Peace in the midst of the storm is ours for the asking. When and if we trust Him, believing that the “battle is not done,” we can rest assured that one day God’s will shall be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Let it begin today in your heart.
