PEACE

John 14:27, "Peace I leave with you, My Peace I give to you. Don't let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." NIV Bible

Peace is defined as freedom from disturbace, quiet, tranquility, calm, restfulness. Several years ago, I was on a bus tour of Switzerland and met a thirteen year old young lady and her father from Israel. We were enjoying the morning on the top-deck of a touring boat on Lake Lucerne. While her father was in discussion with others on the tour, I happened to mention to this young lady how beautiful and peaceful it was this morning. It was a beautiful crisp, Fall day with a gorgeous blue sky overhead filled with fluffy white clouds; much like in the above picture except the mountains of the Alps were surrounding us. When I mentioned the word "peaceful" she looked at me very puzzled and asked innocently but very seriously, "What's peace?" In her young life she had never experienced peace. She lived with wars, bombings,  and snipers all her life. She didn't know when her father left in the morning if she would see him that night. She didn't know if when left for school if she would come home that night to her mother and brother in a their house.
Is your life filled with unrest, turmoil, or anxiety. Whether we are Christ-followers or not we can have times when we are filled with one or all of these emotions. Last Sunday, the husband of a very dear friend experienced extreme weakness to the point, a neighbor had to assist him into the house and into bed. He has lymphnomic cancer on top of having Alzeheimers. She called to ask for prayer. Her husband was hospitalized later that night. During the next two days he received a blood transfusion and had tests to determine the cause of the bleeding. During this time she could have been filled with complete unrest, extreme turmoil, and experienced extreme anxiety but none of this occurred. Why? Because she knew God was in control. Her Savior had told her "Peace I leave with you, My Peace I give to you. Don't let your heart be troubled and do not be afraid." She believed Him. Last night, she brought her husband home from the hospital with no new complications.
Beth Moore in her study "Believing God" tells us "God is who He says He is and God can do what He says He can do?" This Peace, God's Peace, is available to everyone 24/7. All you have to do is believe God is who He says He is and believe God can do what He says He can do. It truly is as easy as that.