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TRUST & PEACE - 3

Text : Isaiah 26:3.

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

 *The Lord is committed to keeping you in perfect peace if only your mind would stay on Him.* But your mind can however only stay on God when you trust Him whole-heartedly. 

Proverbs 3:5 talks about trusting the Lord with all your heart. Yes! Trusting must be with ALL your heart. This therefore means that you can trust half-heartedly and not whole-heartedly.

From our Bible reading, we saw that the disciples of Jesus (Apostles) trusted that Jesus is able to do  something to save them  from the raging storm on the sea; but they never trusted Him with the whole of their hearts. Hence, they could not enjoy PEACE in the face of trouble. 

 *Fear is a symptom of peace deficiency, and peace-deficiency is a product of lack of whole-hearted trust in God.*  Though the disciples called on Jesus to save them, but He never saw their faith in Him. Jesus therefore  said to them- "Why are ye so fearful? how is it that you have no faith?" Mark 4:40.

Jesus did not see faith in the way they approached their life threatening situation. I hope Jesus is not saying the same thing about you as you cry, yell, shout and pray thinking you are in faith.

They ran to meet Jesus at the back of the ship, woke Him and  say, "don't you care that we perish?" In all of these, Jesus never saw their Trut in Him.

Being confident that God will come through for you; maintaining your calm in the face of troubles; refusing unpalatable situations to roughen and unsettle you point to the fact that your God whom you serve is bigger than all the devils in hell. 

You must settle it in your heart that your end is not death. That's about our greatest enemy on this side of eternity. *As a child of God, you are simply in- between Jesus Christ, who is the Alpha and Omega. So, whatever happens, you are always safe in the hollow of His hand.* 

 *Do not fear anything that befalls you, rather always fear the Lord and put your trust in Him.* 

Do not say or ask " but why me?" It is you because it's your time to showcase God's glory. *Remember, it was Lazarus' time to die in his sickness because it was God's time to be glorified.* 

As man on this side of eternity, we are so limited in our knowledge about God. No matter how much anyone may claim to know about God today, it's so infinitesimal as compared to when we see Him face to face. Halleluyah! We are going to see Him face to face just as He is.

For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. 1 Corinthians  13:12 

PEACE!!!

 *Bible reading* : Mark 4:35-41.

 *PRAYER FOCUS* 

1.) Father God, grant me a heart that will always trust you even in the face of trials and challenges. 

2.) Father God, help my heart to always know and to take consolation in your tangible and manifest presence in my life.



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