Peace Like a River

I'm feeling a lot less freaked out and drama queenish since my last post. Aren't you glad? I thought you would be. God has revealed a couple of pretty awesome things to me since then and I am so excited to share them with all of whoever you are!

First on the agenda is the fact that the Beth Moore study on Daniel is fantastic and every single one of you should do it because it will twist your perspective into positions you never thought possible and also blow your mind to shreds at the same time. But something I thought was really interesting was said in my lesson the other day. She was talking, or rather I was reading, about Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego and the "fiery furnace." (SIDE NOTE: The Veggietales depiction of this story is one of my favorites ever in the world). Any way, she mentioned that in Zechariah 2:8 we are mentioned as the "apple of the Lord's eye." OK. So the apple of your eye. If someone came up behind you and tried to touch your pupil, would you notice it? Yes. Nothing can happen to us without Him noticing it. He feels it, knows it and sees it. But the most marvelous part about it is that He doesn't just sit around and do nothing. He heals you from the wounds that have been inflicted upon you. WOAH. I know.


Also..... PEACE. It was told me a few weeks ago that peace is not a feeling, it is a reality. This really confused me and I started to question what peace really is and how you know that you have peace. I still don't really know all the answers, but I have a few ideas. One of my fantabulous Bible study leaders that has become so dear to me said something along the lines of "peace is like joy. It is a continual reality that we have in Christ. When we are feeling down we draw from His endless supply of joy. We are always at peace. But when we are not, it is Him trying to bring our attention to something." Then this morning she sent me a text with Isaiah 54:10. It says "Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed." The Lord that spoke the world into existence took the time to speak these comforting words so that we not fret over the petty things of this world. Even though it seems like the world is falling apart, His love will not fail. His COVENANT of peace will not be removed. Who thinks God lies? Yeah....me either. So it must be true, right? Whenever I think about covenants I think of the beautiful picture of Noah. Not that this is the only covenant, but so far in my studies it's my favorite and the one we are most reminded of. So I think we can all agree that humanity, in a sweeping generalization, is pretty stupid. God knows it too, that's why He flooded us out that one time. ONE time. Does He get angry at us when we are stupid? Yes. Does He flood the earth again? No. Why? Because He made a covenant with us. Peace is also a covenant. So even when we doubt Him and wound him with our inability to trust and overwhelming ability to doubt His ability He will not take away His promise of peace.

Now don't you feel better?