There is little peace in the world today. Most countries have peaceable relations with each other (now I'm generalising a lot here), however, there is little peace within society. Man is often at heads with his brother. Peace is not found because men fight one another, not always physically, but verbally and through their thoughts. Some commit crimes and others suffer because of them; people seek revenge and take matters in their own hands. And why is it all like this. Because "there is none righteous, no, not one" (Romans 3:10).
And yet God promises to give us peace. We may wonder how is this possible in a busy world surrounded by turmoil.
However, the peace God gives us is an inner peace, a serenity, a comfort and a calm. We can experience this peace when life is busy and when life seems anything but fair. We can experience this peace when we go for a walk in the morning and we can experience it when we walk through the bustling city at noon. We can experience it when the safety box around our life is broken and when loved ones fail or leave us.
The wonderful reason why we can experience this peace in all situations is that this peace is not dependent on us or on our ability to make ourselves at peace. But the peace comes to us through the Holy Spirit. When we live our lives close to God and when He lives wholly in us, then we can experience this true peace.
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