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Week of October 11, 2026
In describing the last days Jesus said, “Take heed that no one deceives you. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.” (Matthew 24:4; 6-7) Those things sure sound like today, don’t they? But in spite of things going on in the world around us, we can have the peace of God.
In John 12:27 we read the words of Jesus when He said, “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” By definition, the peace the world gives is the cessation of war, freedom from civil disturbance and an end of hostilities. It’s calling for peace pacts, and peace treaties. But as we have seen, this kind of peace is short lived. There is no place that is safe from conflict. People will move from place to place only to find the same problems and conflicts - just with different characters. They are looking for peace in all the wrong places. There is no real peace outside a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:1 tells us, “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” There are some things that we’ll never understand until we get to heaven. We’re not going to know the reasons for things that happen and there’s going to be things happen that are going to bring pain, disappointment and sadness. But through it all God’s peace will keep us, and that’s because the peace of God knows that God is in control and will give us the peace we need. “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:6-7) Notice this peace surpasses all understanding, that is, it transcends all human wisdom and knowledge. It all begins with having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Pastor Dave
