Welcome to the Femina Podcast. This is Nancy Wilson. Thanks for joining me today. The topic today is the peace of God, not a worldly peace, but internal peace, which is something every Christian needs in a very anxious world that is full of trouble.

In John 1427, Jesus said, peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. Not as a world gives, do I give to you?

Let not your heart be troubled. Neither let it be afraid. This peace that Jesus gives us is not

like any peace on earth. It is heavenly peace, divine peace, gospel peace, and it is given, not earned,

a gift from our king. Notice he gives us his peace, which is a supernatural peace, not a temporary,

shallow, circumstance-dependent, worldly peace. Jesus gives an entirely different piece to his people.

The fact of this gift of peace from our Savior means that we can keep our hearts from being troubled

or afraid. After all, he said, let not your heart be troubled. Without this peace, we do let our

heart be troubled. Troubles come, and our hearts, if left to themselves, respond with fear.

But Jesus would not have told us to let not

if we did not have the power to do this, rather than letting the trouble into our hearts.

We are to let not. This is a command. And there is a way we can keep peace in and fear out,

and that is by believing God, but there is

even more in doing what he says. Again, a couple chapters later in John 16, 33, Jesus continues

this theme. These things I have spoken to you that in me, you may have peace. In the world you will

have tribulation, but be of good cheer.

I have overcome the world. This verse is packed with even more encouragement for us.

Jesus spoke all these words, not just to the disciples two thousand years ago, but for all of us

who read these words in our Bibles and put our trust in him now.

He has spoken them to us and for us.

That's the first thing that should be an encouragement.

Jesus left these words for you and for me specifically.

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