We continue from the previous message and in order to complete it, here is a lovely story.
An art school once presented a competition to promote peace in the world. Artists from all over were asked to create a picture or a painting illustrating peace. All kinds of pictures and paintings were entered. There were pictures of people at peace, peaceful nature scenes, but the one that perplexed the judges the most was a painting of a severe storm. It was an excellent piece of art, which actually came alive as you looked at it. One could see the wind howling, the trees and bushes bending and the waves of the sea rolling high. At first look they wondered what it had to do with peace, until they noticed it very clearly on a ledge in the cliff above the raging sea.
A bird sat on a nest completely at rest and relaxed. In the midst of this raging storm she was at peace, since her nest was built on the rock, out of the reach of the storm.
Jesus said that He leaves us peace. He said he does not give like the world does. How does the world give? It gives to receive back, but Jesus gives unconditionally. We need not be anxious or afraid because even though the storms of life attack in all its severity, with Jesus we have peace. That is why a father and mother can stand in a ditch with all their small children singing songs of praise to God while they are being buried alive because they refused to deny Jesus. That is why the church under persecution grows so fast. That is why Stephen could say “Father forgive them for they know not what they are doing” while he was being stoned to death.
Doesn’t matter what happen to our bodies and to our external circumstances – in Jesus we have peace. That is why it is so important not to live for this present world, but to always have our eyes fixed on our eternal destination (Hebrews 12).
Lord, give us grace to live only for you and your peace.
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