Colossians 3: 15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Do you have peace today? Peace does not depend upon the circumstances that surround you in this world. It is wholly dependent upon your relationship with God. Do you know that He loves you so much that Christ left the splendor of heaven to live a humble life of rejection, poverty, and then to go to the cross to bear the punishment for your sins? The only true peace and joy that mankind can know is found in a relationship with God. Man’s failure to understand that and man’s constant search for happiness in counterfeit joys has resulted in hearts that are dark, selfish, covetous, and void of the only true light which can come from God. God chose not to leave us in this broken state and paid the price so that we might have an intimate relationship with Him. He left man with a will to choose or reject this gift; because no gift is truly valued unless you are given the opportunity to seek and desire it. However, this gift when received is laden with all the promises of God’s protective love and His promise to transform you into the person He knows you can become. Once we have received Christ and the wisdom which He so freely provides; then let us teach others. Our Joy (if we truly understand the treasure we have been given) should overflow, lovingly to all those around us. This is a peace and joy that no one and no circumstance can steal from you. Is it not in moments like this that we should be singing out a praise song of love for our Savior and our King.