A Prayer for Eternal Peace
By Kristine Brown
“You’ll hold in excellent peace these whose minds are steadfast, as a result of they belief in you.” (Isaiah 26:3 NIV)
The earth-shaking sound of thunder woke me from a deep sleep. Cracking limbs from our tall pine timber began my coronary heart racing. We’d had timber fall on our home earlier than, and it wasn’t one thing I wished to relive anytime quickly. I’d watched the climate stories and knew a storm was headed towards us, however I hadn’t fathomed something like this. I stayed in mattress as the facility flickered, deciding whether or not I ought to proceed praying or stand up and transfer to a safer spot in the home. Earlier than I made up my thoughts, the storm handed. Stillness returned. As I acquired up and slipped on my home sneakers, prepared to examine for any injury left behind, I assumed in regards to the quiet that adopted the storm. It introduced reduction to my anxious ideas.
Similar to different storms we are going to face on this life— even probably the most tough ones— we look ahead to the calm that comes after. However we additionally know that many instances, the storm lingers. So how will we keep calm when storms last more than we anticipated? When trials drag on with no reprieve in sight? Within the midst of relentless storms, God’s fact holds the reply. In even probably the most unfathomable trials of life, God provides us eternal peace.
Isaiah 26:3 proclaims the marvel of God’s peace, “You’ll hold in excellent peace these whose minds are steadfast as a result of they belief in you.” Peace may be discovered in lots of locations, however the peace we’ve got by means of the demise and resurrection of Jesus Christ is the one excellent peace. A peace that can not be defined as a result of it’s supernatural. But it’s ours to obtain by means of prayer and a relationship with the Father.
Excellent peace is a present from the Lord. “Peace I depart with you; my peace I offer you. I don’t give to you because the world provides. Don’t let your hearts be anxious and don’t be afraid.” (John 14:27)
Excellent peace exceeds our understanding. “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:7)
Excellent peace is eternal. “Solid your cares on the Lord and he’ll maintain you; he won’t ever let the righteous be shaken.” (Psalm 55:22)
The storm that handed over our house that night time got here and left shortly, however some storms final for an extended, very long time. The peace of Jesus not solely speaks to the storms in our lives, but it surely sustains us by means of the longest trials. The eternal peace of Jesus could also be arduous to understand, however as soon as we expertise it for ourselves, we’re ceaselessly modified. Nevertheless lengthy the storm we’re going through lasts, God is trustworthy. His peace is obtainable to us from starting to finish.
Let’s pray:
Pricey Lord,
Thanks for giving me your eternal peace. No matter storms I face in life, I can name out to you in prayer and ask for the peace that surpasses all understanding. (Philippians 4:6) The peace of Jesus is a valuable present that may converse to even the longest-lasting storms.
Forgive me for looking for peace elsewhere. It by no means lasts. Your peace is the one excellent peace. It calms my coronary heart and sustains me by means of my hardest instances. It jogs my memory that you’re all the time with me, bringing consolation when my thoughts is in turmoil. I belief you, Father. Assist me to remain in excellent peace. Assist me depend on your faithfulness after I’m tempted to fret. Thanks for giving us your son, the Prince of Peace. By way of his love, we’ve got eternal peace on this life and the hope of eternity.
Reward the identify of your Son Jesus. In his identify, I pray, Amen.
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