FAITH CAPSULE: Know it that, Jesus is our peace from God.

Luke 10

Seeking God diligently is the evidence of knowing God. knowing God is by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. (Roman 10:17) Lack of spending time to be studying the word of God by hearing and hearing by the word of God is the result of not knowing God. Man is too occupied by the world as a result, majority knows about God but not know God. Do you know God, or do you know about God? For example, many claims and celebrates Jesus but do not know Him as their peace. Ephesians 2:14 referred to Jesus, “For He Himself is our peace…” Many know about Him, but they are yet to know Him as their peace. When challenges strike, not knowing Jesus, the peace of God for man will give place to worrying and trouble.
Imagine an acclaimed believer, singing love for Jesus day and night but lack knowledge to maintain peace of Jesus when a challenge shows up? The word of God cannot lie as stated, “Great peace have those who love Your law, and nothing causes them to stumble.” (Psalm 119:165) Do you claim to love the Lord? Why are you not holding on to the peace of God? How possible can a man be claiming Jesus but not able to settle in peace when challenges strike?
Martha knew about Jesus to invite Jesus into her house, yet she does not know Jesus as peace in the house. Martha welcomed Jesus to her house but was overwhelmingly distracted. Without knowing peace, distraction will take position as an agent of disengagement to lose focus to open door to worry and trouble. Martha worried instead of worshiping when she stated, “…Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.” (Luke 10:40) Martha welcomed Jesus into the house while forces of worry were also active in her house. Does this sound like you? Jesus, the Lord of all knows all and He identified the problem of Martha as stated, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things.”(Luke 10:41) Mary (sister of Martha) enjoyed serving Jesus our Lord and Savior, while Martha was dealing with worrying and troubled in her life. As an acclaimed believer, can you carefully examine yourself to identify and deny the silent agent of the spirit of worry in your life. It is important for man to put aside title but to take to the task of knowing God. Gain understanding to be having a knowing edge over worrying. Will you allow peace to reign and rule instead of living life as a vessel of stumbling in the journey of life. Jesus does not want us to worry about our life knowing that worry and trouble will derail the flow of fellowship of man in the presence of God. Know it that, Jesus is our peace from God.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to live in His peace for man.