"Fear God, Love God, Serve God": "Abiding Trust"

"And the peace of God, which passeth all

understanding, shall keep your hearts

and minds through Christ Jesus."

(Philippians 4:7)

"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give

to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be

troubled and do not be afraid."

(John 14:27)

Peace ... it's what the whole world seeks, what alcohol and drugs supply as a fake, but only the Spirit of Almighty God can give us the real thing .... PEACE! Have you ever experienced it? "Peace that passes understanding" is the most incredible thing you could EVER feel in this life, other than the infilling of the Holy Ghost. God gave it to me once for about 10 months when I was out of a job. It settled over me like a mighty enfolding mantle and stayed with me all those months. Whatever we go through in this life, when we have Jesus Christ leading our way, we need not fear anything ... He will see us through. We can smile in the midst of horrific ferocious winds and storms; we can feel an ethereal calm when all around us are war and terror; we have an unearthly assurance that underneath are His everlasting arms ... And, everything's gonna' be alright.

"And to know this love that surpasses knowledge--that you

may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God."

(Ephesians 3:19)

We can't understand it; we can't comprehend it; we can't fathom it ... the LOVE that Jesus Christ has for every living soul. We can be filled with that love, when we are filled with His Spirit! It is THE greatest and most beautiful thing that could ever happen to a human being! He's as close as the mention of His name; He will fill you if you ask Him. We repent of all of our sins, sincerely and honestly, and then we ask Him to fill us with the Holy Ghost ... a "ghost" is the spirit of a "departed one." Jesus Christ died on the cross, was buried in a borrowed tomb, and rose again to life on the third day. He "departed" from earth, but He said He would send back His "Spirit," and He has and does! Over 580 million people in every Nation, kindred, and tongue, have received the Spirit of Jesus Christ and spoken in tongues as His spirit gives utterance. It can happen to YOU today! Then, we obey His Word, and we are baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ for the remission of sins. Then what? Prepare your wedding garment ... you're in the Bride of Christ; tell everyone you meet about Your lovely Lord Jesus, and tune your ear to the sound of the trumpet ... the Rapture of the Church, I Thessalonians 4:16-18. Hallelujah!

"You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds

are steadfast, because they trust in you."

(Isaiah 26:3)

Then, the peace comes. When? It comes when you're full of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, when you walk in His statutes, obey His Word, and TRUST Him to be with you in every situation, every storm, every pain, every disease, every heartache, every job loss, every family hurt, every disaster ... everything. You say, "But, if I have Jesus, then why do I have all those problems?" You must identify the source in every situation ... Is this of God, of man, or of the devil? For instance, if we spend too much and end up in financial trouble, that's not God's fault, or even the devil's fault, it's our own fault, for not budgeting wisely. Sometimes, we are attacked by the devil, such as Job was in the Bible; and sometimes it is a test or a trial of God. But, through it all, we are told the Lord will make a way of escape; He will not allow us to go through more than we can bear. (I Corinthians 10:13) We are the clay, He is the Potter, and sometimes we're on the "wheel," being molded and shaped into that "vessel of honor," who will hear one day, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant!"

"Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her,
Is it well with thee? Is it well with thy husband? Is it well
with the child? And she answered, It is well."

(2 Kings 4:26)

It's a wonderful account of bold FAITH in the Bible. Remember the story? The Shunamite woman was running as fast as she could to get to Elisha, the prophet, who saw her coming afar off, so he sent his servant Gehazi, to see what was the matter. When Gehazi asked her those questions about all being "well" in her household, she answered "It is well." But, the woman knew, even when she answered Gehazi, that her son lay "dead" at home. Elisha came to her home, and raised up her dead son to LIFE! Incredible faith, incredible spirit in that Shunamite woman ... What is lying "dead" in your life? Can you visualize the answer coming to meet You from God's loving hands? Will your faith fly on the wings of a dove to TRUST in Almighty God? Can you answer with the Shunamite woman those powerful words that always move the very heart and soul of our God, "IT IS WELL!"