God is our Peace Giver.

<p> </p> <p style="text-align:center;">God is our Peace Giver.</p> <p style="text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;"></p> <p>Life can be challenging, but God is always good!</p> <p>With so many things going on in the world our nation: we need to be still and know that God is God.</p> <p>We often hear people say they would like a little “peace and quiet.” I think we can all say a hearty “amen” to that, especially with all that is taking place in our world right now. Yet, I wanted to take a few moments to encourage you today on this thought of “peace.”</p> <p style="text-align:center;"></p> <p>At times, we have wrongly concluded that peace is simply the absence of conflict of any kind, yet we forget that Jesus came into a world that was filled with political and moral turmoil. Yet, He was, and IS the Prince of Peace!</p> <p> </p> <p>As Jesus walked the dusty roads, followed by his disciples, everywhere he went benefitted from the peace he brought into the situation.</p> <p> </p> <p>Political and religious leaders may have struggled with having a sense of peace because He came to restore hope and dignity to society's downtrodden and forgotten. As He did this, the religious leaders felt their control of the people slipping away.</p> <p> </p> <p>Yet, all this time, Jesus knew a day would come that He would be taken out of this world, and His mission would be left in the hands of the disciples.</p> <p style="text-align:center;"></p> <p>He gave some comforting words to them at the time, and I believe these words still apply to us today. John 14:27 (NKJV) 27 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.</p> <p> </p> <p>The peace that the world gives is temporary and governed by the events surrounding us, yet the peace the Lord gives is one that comes from our innermost being because of His presence.</p> <p> </p> <p>Here is a beautiful story that illustrates the kind