You Can Have Peace

Good News – November 2019 – Grace & Truth Magazine

You Can Have Peace

The Search
Do you have peace of heart and mind? Or are you restless, fearful, often upset, frequently plagued by an inward nagging that will not go away? Do you find yourself trying to achieve peace by occupying your mind with work, sports, entertainment and other diversions? Have you tried to find peace through alcohol and drugs? Have you discovered that none of those things brings real and lasting peace?

The Cause
Do you want to know what is causing this lack of peace? It is sin! That’s right – sin, which is breaking God’s law and ignoring His desires for you.

Let’s take a look at who sins. According to the Bible, “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Rom. 3:23 NKJV). Does that include you and me? Of course it does, whether we believe it or not.

If you want further proof, the Bible goes on to say that your conscience also accuses you (2:15). Have your thoughts ever bothered you when you have done something wrong? Don’t try to get rid of those thoughts, because your conscience is speaking. God has given it to you to convince you that you are a sinner, and to bring you to Him. A troubled conscience is proof that sin is present. It is God saying, “There is no peace ... for the wicked” (Isa. 57: 21).

The Cure
Can we get lasting peace through our own efforts? No. The only way is by admitting our sins to God and believing that He can forgive us and give us peace through His Son, Jesus Christ: “Having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Rom. 5:1).

Why can’t we do what is necessary to get this peace ourselves? The Bible says we have no power. However, it also says that He loves us so much that He sent His Son to do it for us: “God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (v.8).

The Way
Do you want lasting peace? It can only come from God. You can have it right now, by putting your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and by believing in your heart that He will save you: “If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved ... for whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved!” (10:9,13). We can tell you more.

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