by Dona Hake
What does it mean to have abundant peace? This sounds like such a treasure doesn’t it? Daily our lives face disruptions that serve to dampen the peace that we strive to hold fast to. I do not know about you but when I feel His peace in the midst of turmoil it is the most wonderful thing to know. Face it, sometimes it seems like all is going well, and all of a sudden one thing can pull your heart and mind into a place of confusion. It is only His peace that can minister to our heart and mind and that very peace will keep our hearts still and our minds guarded. The Psalmist speaks that if we love God’s instruction, we will have abundant peace that BELONGS to us.
Psalm 119:165 (HCSB)
“Abundant peace belongs to those
who love Your instruction;
nothing makes them stumble.”
“Abundant peace belongs to those
who love Your instruction;
nothing makes them stumble.”
Peace in abundance means that it is present in great quantity; more than adequate and over sufficient! I love the “more than adequate” because sometimes in stressful situations, you not only need peace for yourself but extra to share with those around you. That peace that belongs to you not only keeps you but it can spill out and touch hearts that are also needy for His wonderful peace. I love meditating on the fact that this is a fruit of His Spirit, and it belongs to us!
There is one thing the Lord asks that we do and that is to love His Word. I believe that loving His Word means to embrace it no matter what is going on around us. Loving His Word means looking daily to it for our instruction in the way that we are to walk. His Word is our instruction manual for life. As we love His Word and make a decision to do what it says, He promises that abundant peace belongs to us. I thank Him for that peace!