“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you; not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid” (John 14:27).
TEXT — John 14:26-31
Message
In 1555, Dr. Nicholas Ridley, English bishop of Rochester, was sentenced to be burned at the stake in England because of his witness for Christ. On the night before Ridley’s execution, his brother offered to remain with him in the prison chamber to comfort him. Ridley declined the offer, saying, “I intend (God willing) to go to bed, and sleep as quietly tonight, as ever I did.” Because he knew the peace of God, he could rest in the strength of the everlasting arms of his Lord.
Christ said to His disciples, “my peace I give unto you”. As if in the eye of a hurricane, Jesus’s disciples were troubled at the news of His imminent death. Before then, they were all crammed into a room, worrying about their future. Jesus spoke these words to calm their nerves and encourage them. He promised to ask the Father to send the Comforter (the Holy Ghost) to fill the void and to guide them in their future endeavour.
The world is in the throes of chaos and anarchy. There is almost universal absence of peace in the souls of men and within the world around us. We might think of the brutality and disregard for the image of God in man, as displayed in the pro-abortion efforts that some ideologists are campaigning to sustain. Believers must not be dismayed since the Scripture had predicted increase of evils like this and remain dogged in preaching the truth, and condemning sin.
Jesus offers a unique and lasting peace to believers, a peace that surpasses all worldly understanding (Philippians 4:7), and can be found, even amidst life’s tedious challenges. By trusting in Christ’s presence and relying on His power to overcome anxieties and fears, we can still have rest in the midst of the most challenging situations. This peace is not dependent on external circumstances; it comes from a deep inner connection with God. Wherever God rules, the result is peace that passes all human understanding. Wherever He is truly present with His people, peace will reign and the world will be better.
Thought for the day
Enduring peace is not the absence of crisis but the presence of God even in crises
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
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Wrong audio message which doesn’t tally with the text for today. Can someone help correct this please
Wrong audio message which doesn’t tally with the text for today. Can someone help correct this please
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