Being garbed in God’s peace is not the result of a shopping spree where we sort through racks of life’s odds and ends and, then, decide which pieces we will hand God to let Him clothe us in His peace. To be surrounded in God’s peace is not an either/or proposition but an “ALL IN” disposition.
To rest in God’s peace, we must place everything in His hands. Human tendency is to give God only the right of way in what we fear, dread or by what we don’t want to be bothered. Too often, mankind wants to keep control of what we label “life’s good stuff”. However, for us to rest in God’s peace, we have to actively place all the good, bad and indifferent in our lives into the Hands of God. Our fingertips cannot sift through and retain parts of our life to steer and control. We shouldn’t view this as we need to become powerless but, rather, that our ultimate strength is found only when we give God full, inclusive power over every area of our life.
Plain and simple, complete submersion in God’s peace comes only from total submission of every nook and cranny of one’s life to God’s control, guidance, protection, timing and wisdom. “In peace, I will both lie down and sleep; for You, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.” Psalm 4:8 (ESV)
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