Be Still With Peace!
"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."
John 14: 27
The irony of naming hurricanes
and tropical storms is the fact
that some are named Irene.
There were tropical storms named Irene in
1947 and 1959, and hurricanes named Irene in
1971, 1981, 1999, 2005, and 2011. The irony?
Irene comes from the Greek word eirene—
the word for “peace.”
It is possible to witness peace in the face of a
storm.
When a squall came up as He and the disciples were
crossing the Sea of Galilee, Jesus “arose and rebuked
the wind, and said to the sea, ‘Peace, be still!’ And the
wind ceased and there was a great calm” (Mark 4:39).
Storms and squalls of all kinds arise in our world.
Jesus told His disciples that they will have trouble
in this world but assured them He had
“overcome the world” (John 16:33).
He tells us the same.
We can have peace and calm in this
world knowing that Jesus gives us
His
peace and He has overcome the world.
"Faith that goes no further
than the head can never
bring peace to the
heart."
John Blanchard