“I searched all over…couldn’t find nobody! I looked high and
low…still couldn’t find nobody! Nobody greater, nobody greater…nobody greater
than you!” It’s funny how we often get caught searching for the answers to our
problems everywhere but in God. As I thought about the death of Whitney Houston
this week, I was saddened because it seemed that she just couldn’t find what
she was looking for. Many of us are like Whitney Houston, our vices are just
different. Some of us look for peace in alcohol, some in marijuana. Some of us
look to other people to give us what we need. The truth is we can look all over
but there’s nobody greater than God.
I believe it all comes down to peace. When we are at peace,
we can be satisfied in any situation. It’s similar to when you see a parent
that has lost a child and they can still smile. It’s not that they don’t grieve
or miss their child, but they have a peace. Psalm 34:14 tells us to seek peace
and pursue it. Are you seeking peace or are you seeking a temporary solution?
When God gives you peace, Philippians 4: 7(NLT) says that it exceeds anything
we can understand and it will guard your heart and mind as you live in Christ. I
don’t know about you but I want to be in that place. I want to know that God
has me and my situations under control. That’s what peace is. To paraphrase Philippians
4:6, it’s when you pray about a situation instead of worrying. It’s telling God
what you need and thanking Him that it’s done.
Peace was a gift that Jesus Christ left with us. Think back
to the Last Supper when Jesus is comforting the disciples and telling them of
the Holy Spirit. He says in John 14:27, “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of
mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t
be troubled or afraid.” When you get the peace of Christ, the world can’t take
it away from you. Embrace it and walk in it. God doesn’t give temporary things like
the world, He gives eternal gifts. Open your heart and receive this precious
gift from God. Life is too short to spend it anxious and upset, especially when
God is a God of peace and not confusion (1 Cor. 14:33).
I challenge you to stop searching for foundation and stability
in the world. There is nobody greater than God and in Him, you will find
perfect peace. It doesn’t matter what you need or what has happened to you, God
can give you peace. Allow Him to operate on your heart and mind and replace the
old hurts and bitterness with His peace. When you come out of that spiritual
surgery, you won’t even understand why you can love that mother that hurt you
or why you can think of that loved one you lost with sweet memories instead of
tears. You might even wonder why you can
celebrate with someone else when they receive the blessing you need or rejoice
in your singleness. The answer is simple…it’s
God and above Him there’s no other!
May God’s peace rest in your life today and forever. AMEN!
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