The night before Jesus
died, He gave His peace to His disciples—“Peace I leave with you, My peace I
give to you…” This peace was not just for His disciples, but also for us today.
We have His peace.
The moment you believe
in Jesus Christ, He who is the Prince of Peace comes to live inside you. And
when the Prince of Peace resides in you, every blessing that you will ever need
pertaining to your soundness and wholeness is already inside you.
“Pastor Prince, if
this is true, then why do I still see problems in my health, finances, family
and relationships?”
The answer is a
troubled heart. That is why after Jesus said, “Peace I leave with you,” He
said, “Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”
A troubled and fearful
heart works like fingers that clamp down hard on a water hose. The supply of
water is flowing from the tap, but little or nothing is coming out at the other
end of the hose. God’s ever-present supply of blessings toward you is like the
water flowing freely from the tap. But you don’t see the blessings when you
allow your heart to be gripped by worry or fear.
So when fearful,
anxious thoughts come, remind yourself of Jesus’ words: “Let not your heart be
troubled, neither let it be afraid.” Even when things appear to get worse, say,
“Lord, I refuse to worry about this. In the midst of all this, I see the
finished work of Christ. He said, ‘It is finished!’ So my child’s healing is
accomplished. My marriage is blessed. My debts are cleared. I will let not my
heart be troubled by these things.”
Beloved, I cannot “let not” for you. Your family and friends cannot “let not” for you. Only you can “let not your heart be troubled.” So guard your heart from being troubled. You don’t have to guard your career, reputation, children or even health. When you guard your heart, God will guard everything else for you! (Article & Picture; courtesy of Joseph Prince Ministries used with kind permission).
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