Where Will We Find Peace?

Good News – December 2011 – Grace & Truth Magazine

Where Will We Find Peace?

A church in Enoree, South Carolina was holding choir practice when a baby at the gathering began crying. The choir director, who was the baby’s grandmother, took him and tried to comfort him, but to no avail. The baby was uneasy. Another woman said, “Give him to me.” She held him for a while but he continued to cry.

He was held by a third woman, but he still cried. Eventually, his father stepped up and said he would hold him. As soon as he picked up his son, he stopped crying, and soon fell asleep. “How interesting,” said his grandmother. “He found peace in the arms of his daddy.”

This little episode reminded me of the famous quote by St. Augustine about our heavenly Father: “You made us for Yourself, and our hearts find no peace until they rest in You.” How true.

So often in life people do all sorts of things to find peace. Many turn to drugs and alcohol, while others turn to money and success. Some engage in New Age practices, and some try different religions, or they live an immoral lifestyle. Despite their best efforts, they still come up short and find themselves empty. There is a hole or void in their lives that cannot be filled by the things of this world. In all honesty, it is a hole that only God can fill.

The Bible tells us that real peace and lasting fulfillment come only through Jesus Christ, the Son of God. “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Rom. 5:1 NASB).

Jesus came into the world and died for our sins. He arose from the grave and is alive to grant us peace, the forgiveness of sins and eternal life. He offers these blessings as a free gift because of His love for us. “God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Rom. 5:8).

Isn’t this great news? God, the creator of the universe, loves us so much that He sent His Son into the world to free us from our sin and guilt. He came to also free us from the penalty of sin, which is eternal separation from Him. “God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God” (Jn. 3:17-18).

Jesus invites you to come to Him: “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavyladen, and I will give you rest” (Mt. 11:28). are you in need of rest? Have you been searching for peace? Do you need the forgiveness of your sins? Then come to Jesus today. ask Him for forgiveness and His free gift of eternal life. He has promised that all who come to Him will be accepted. He says, “The one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out” (Jn. 6:37).

Simply come as you are. Like the baby who found peace in the arms of his daddy, if you believe, you will find peace in the arms of your heavenly Father. We can tell you more.

Roscoe Barnes III