“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you I do not give as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” John 14:27
Have you ever attempted to bring peace to a difficult situation and failed?
This happened to me once with a room full of squirming kindergarteners.
I was a brand new elementary music teacher determined to prove my worth. Those little guys didn’t know who they were dealing with! Man, was I wrong.
I attempted to quiet down the class room using a call back: “Tootsie Roll. Lollipop. I was talking now I’ll stop.” The children were supposed to repeat after me, ONCE, and then get quiet. The trouble was, several little tykes wanted to be the last one standing. So they just kept saying it over and over.
I spoke peace, but peace did not prevail.
Jesus, however, has a better track record. He not only speaks peace to a situation, He creates it. Awakened once in the back of a boat during a fierce storm, he told the wind to stop and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind died down completely and there was a miraculous calm (Mark 4:39).
The application here is obvious. If the Prince of Peace speaks calm to your situation, He actually has the power to make it happen.
“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.” Isaiah 26:3
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