The more I pondered the lousy trade I had made with worry, the more I realized the trade I am pre-approved for. My Father in heaven has financed a far better exchange: He’s set it up so I can swap out worry (which is worthless) for peace (which is priceless).
Tag: peace
Friend, fortresses don’t do us a bit of good unless we climb inside them. The world is warring but we find peace to be a Person who has invited us into Himself amidst this mess of humanity.
t’s always alarming to me how when someone important passes away, the sun still rises, the coffee still brews, the the laws of physics hold steady and the world moves on even without our loved one in it. We have gone still in grief and shock but everything and everyone around us marches forward as though their life meant so very little in the grand scheme of things.
If Jesus, with full knowledge of His terrible fate, was still able to staunchly march forward into a challenging future, what about us?
“Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout Daughter Jerusalem! See, your King comes victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the goal of a donkey.” (Zechariah 9:9 NIV) I’ve long heard it preached; a king riding on a donkey comes in peace, a king…
It’s safe to say that Joseph was sore afraid long before his angelic visitation.
Imagine what it will look like to rest and enjoy the goodness of God.