In Matthew 24:6-8, while foretelling what events will take place in the last days, Jesus says, “You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes. But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.”
With all that’s going on in the world today, it’s easy to understand that we are indeed in the last days. And Jesus said that’s just the beginning! That can lead people to have an anxious heart or an overwhelmed soul. But in the midst of all the insanity, the believer in Christ can have His peace.
We know the God who holds tomorrow in the midst of His hand. Jesus has given us His peace (John 14:27). Have you taken hold of it? Have you allowed the peace of God to inhabit your heart and mind? Having a relationship with God doesn’t always mean that we take all of what God has made available to us, which He gives to all His sons and daughters.
God’s peace can calm our hearts and minds! When you seek the Lord in prayer and in His Word, He reveals himself to us. As we understand Him more and more, we become like Him. We gain a tranquility that fills our whole being, and we become that example that He can use to bring more people to know Him.