If I am to be honest, I spend much of my time building a house in the wrong city.  I rise and toil.  I pursue and work.  I make every effort to make sure that all of my ducks are in a row.

And the reality is that this means nothing.

What I really need is PEACE.  We Need PEACE.

And we must constantly seek peace.  Not the peace that comes from treaties or comradery.  Not the peace that avoids conflict at the expense of character.  And not the peace that is fueled by emotions.

Peace With God.

Romans 5 1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,  2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.  3 Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;  4 perseverance, character; and character, hope.  5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.  

Aside from Jesus … there is no peace.

Sure, we can brag about our good deeds, we can proclaim all of our great accomplishments, and we can build an empire.

But none of those will give us anything in the Kingdom.

We have peace with God ONLY with Jesus.

Solomon knew this as he wrote to “fear God and keep His commandments for this is the whole duty of man … “

Paul knew it when he declared himself the “chief of sinners”

Peter knew it when he stood before Jesus in absolute failure and had to declare his love of Jesus … even though he had TOTALLY FAILED HIM.

And then there is us.  We have nothing as we stand before God.  Nothing.  All we can do is fall before Him and ask for Jesus … and in that, we have peace.

In The Name of the Father and the 

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

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Coach J