In today’s chaotic world, many people are searching for inner peace. We need to explore how the teachings of Jesus offer a unique and lasting form of peace, contrasting it with the temporary worldly comforts that many people seek today. I will begin with the Scripture that points us to Jesus: Berean Standard Bible
Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.
Why do people have trouble with this teaching from John 14:27? Many people get confused about what Jesus is speaking about in the first place. What “peace” is He talking about? Why do I need it? The peace that Jesus is speaking about is the peace we gain through giving our life and our heart to Jesus and believing in Him for our Salvation. This peace is what you feel when the weight is lifted from your shoulders. Why do you feel this? Because the weight of your sins is gone. The guilt and the pain that the weight of those sins caused in your life is lifted and you feel an energy like you never have before!
You are at peace with God because before you gave your life and your heart to Jesus, you were in a struggle with God over your life and what would become of your choices. Choosing Life in Jesus changes your heart and your life in ways that your own efforts can’t. No matter how good or bad you believe you are or have been, forgiveness can only be found in Jesus Christ and believing in Him for your salvation. Your “road” leads to a place of regret and misery for an eternity. Giving your heart to Jesus will lead you to Heaven and a life full of His love and fulfillment for an eternity that you can’t imagine.
The Devil knows that God exists and even believes in God but he chose not to obey and serve God. Many people in the world are in the same place. They know Who God is but they choose not to believe in Jesus for their salvation nor will they obey God’s laws and commands. Jesus said that there are two roads that people are on. One of them is wide and smooth and one is rocky and small. One leads to an easy trip through life and one may not be as easy but where will you spend eternity? Your lifetime is only a puff of smoke compared to eternity…so where will you be?
Seek Jesus in the Bible. Learn more about God and Jesus Christ from reading God’s Word because we are living in the time just before the Tribulation. Please don’t wait until the church is taken away and the world really gets rough and scary to live in.
We are living a life that is so fleeting that it is described as a puff of smoke, why do we think we have plenty of time to accept Jesus Christ as our Savior? If you have asked Jesus into your heart but you are still living the life of a sinner, one that doesn’t look like a Christian life, then you are fooling yourself by saying “I am a Christian”.
When Jesus is truly asked into someone’s life and heart and it is sincere…there is a change that comes over your heart. Yes, you will slip up and say things that you shouldn’t but you will be convicted by the Holy Spirit, that what you said or did is wrong. You feel the wrongness of it because you do belong to Him. If you never feel that conviction, then you don’t belong to Him and you are not saved.
Saying a prayer and having someone tell you that you are a Christian doesn’t save you. If your behavior doesn’t change, then you haven’t received Jesus as your Savior. There is always a change in your life and your heart when Jesus comes in to be your Savior. Your life changes because the Holy Spirit comes into your life and into your heart and you are saved by believing in Him and the sacrifice that He gave His Life for all of us and it is a gift from God through faith in Him by our acceptance of Jesus as our Savior.
