For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
Jeremiah 29:11-13 KJV
What a wonderful thought to know that God is thinking about me. I am as nothing among all his creations yet he has thoughts of me and he has thoughts of you. He wants peace in our lives and if we live according to his word, seek him with all our hearts, we will have peace. In this world, we may never know peace among our fellowman, but in God we can find the peace we seek to get us through this world.
The bible teaches us that we can have anything we ask, but it also teaches why we don't have those things we ask for. True peace only comes from God. Man is always at war with one another, brother against brother and nation against nation. We say we seek peace but don't follow after God. We live only for today and what pleasures the day can bring us. If we are to ever know peace in this world, we must put God first and seek him. James 4:2-3
2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
Our goal in life should be to have a closer walk with God, to have a relationship with Jesus Christ. I believe that only when we do that will we have peace in our own lives. James taught us that if we will seek God that he will come to us. We must turn our backs on sin and seek a relationship with God or we will never have peace in our lives. James 4:8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
God knows our end and he thinks about us, his thoughts are of peace and he wants us to have peace. He will give us peace. The choice is our own. Choose this day whom you will serve. I stand with Joshua, a mighty man of God when I say, As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
