Deeper Life #353

The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.

—Psalm 29:11

WATCH THE SAINT. IN TUMULTS oft, tribulation, turmoil, trouble, affliction—but the peace of Christ will manifest itself in the saint’s life. The peace of Christ will hold that person’s soul in a poise above outward circumstances and battlings. The old way of looking at things, the old way of doing things, the old fuss and fume are all gone. The saint has become a new creation, and that creation has the very nature that was manifested in Christ.

When you have His nature, then you will have His peace. The sovereign, overflowing power of God—as it was exhibited in and through our Lord Jesus Christ—is exhibited in and through us when He has raised us up from sin to sit in the heavenly places.

How blind we get sometimes! There is a danger, even to those who are the children of God, of getting too familiar with sublime things. We talk about the wonderful realities of God, and yet seem to forget that they are to be exhibited through our lives. Have you asked God to help you realize His peace? Have you allowed God to exhibit His peace through you?

Prayer Thought: O God, may Your peace be seen in me.

SUGGESTED READING: John 14:22–31