"Isaiah wrote, 'Thou [Lord] will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee, because he trusteth in Thee,' (26:3).
If being busy were the criteria for accomplishment, I think most of us could say, 'We've arrived.' But of course, that philosophy doesn't hold water. Busy people can be the most barren, unfulfilled, hurried people, and sometimes very unavailable to ministry. Men and women with duties can become horribly preoccupied with the pressure of performance and doing. Doing is no subsitute for being.
Peace is one of those strange commodities - you rarely think about it until it's not around. Let me give you several sustaining words that make for peace.
I. JESUS AS MY SAVIOR: Luke 2:11; Acts 4:12; II Timothy 1:10; Hebrews 5:9
II. JESUS AS MY SHEPHERD: Psalm 23:1; John 10:11; Hebrews 13:20; I Peter 2:25, 5:4
III. JESUS AS MY SUSTAINER: Deuteronomy 33:27; Isaiah 40:28-31; 46:4; Psalm 55:22; Hebrews 1:3
IV. JESUS AS MY SOURCE: John 15:5; Acts 17:28; Colossians 2:10; I John 5:11
I'm thankful that in the midst of the demands the world places on us, coupled with the assignment given by King Jesus the Lord of our lives... even with all of that, there's a great peace He [Jesus] promises we can experience in the midst of it all. The pressing duties don't have to press you.
Galatians 5:22 says that one great fruit of the spirit is peace. In the midst of our busyness, stress or weariness, there is a supplied answer. The settled peace I feel is supernatural in quality because its supernatural in its source.
Peace be unto you,
Pastor Ron"