Ultimate Peace

Philippians 4:7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Two artists were asked to paint pictures of peace as they perceived it. One painted a quiet, still lake, far back in the mountains. The other painted a raging, rushing waterfall which had a bird resting in a nest on one of the branches. Which one truly depicts peace? The second one does, because there's no such thing as peace without opposition. The first painting represents stagnation. The scene it sets forth may be serene, a person might be motivated to want to go there to recuperate. It may offer a pretty picture, but it does not depict tranquility.

The rest of God operates in the midst of a storm-not in it's absense. Jesus did not come to remove all opposition from our lives but rather to give us a different approach to the storms of life.

We are to take His yoke upon us and learn of Him (Matthew 11.29. That means we are to learn His ways, to approach life in the same way he did, and He promises in the midst of all we are going through, to give us peace that surpasses all understanding. Baraka.