Topic: Peace
One of the great challenges and choices in life when faced with overwhelming trouble is to take things into our own hands or leave them in God’s hands. In life we can find ourselves in a moment of crisis standing at a fork in the road, having to consciously decide between trusting ourselves and resting in God’s sovereignty. At that moment, the wise man or woman realizes it is best to leave things with God.
Pastor and former police officer Philip De Courcy calls on Christians to take refuge in God (Psalm 46:1), drawing on lessons he learned in law enforcement to affirm that true security is not the absence of danger, but the presence of God.
The story is told of a young soldier who came back home from the war in Vietnam. When out with some family and friends he was pressed for some war stories, but he deflected by saying nothing dramatic happened to him. His family and friends were unsatisfied by the answer and pestered him, believing that he was being too modest.
During the Reformation, the Pope famously made an attempt to tame “the wild boar that had invaded the Lord’s vineyard.” In order to bring Martin Luther back to the Catholic Church, a cardinal from Rome was dispatched to buy the Reformer’s repentance with gold.
During the fall of 1974, Michael Ford, President Gerald Ford’s son, was attending Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in the Boston area along with his wife, Gayle. Because his father occupied the Oval Office at the time, Michael had to have two Secret Service agents with him at all times.
A lady went to her local bank to withdraw some money from her account. Having received it from the teller, she proceeded to count it and then recount it. Wondering if he had made a mistake, the teller asked, “What is it, lady? Isn’t it all there?” The woman snapped back, “It just is!” I am not sure what this woman was expecting, but banks are not charities. They give us exactly what we ask for, no more and no less.
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