Let Peace Rule

Does the peace of Christ always rule in your heart, or are you ruled by the atmosphere around you?
March’s Awakening, Day 6

Christ alone can bring lasting peace—peace with God—peace among men and nations—and peace within our hearts.

 —Billy Graham 

First put yourself at peace, and then you may the better make others be at peace. A peaceful and patient man is of more profit to himself and to others, too, than a learned man who has no peace.

 —Thomas à Kempis

A great many people are trying to make peace, but that has already been done. God has not left it for us to do; all we have to do is to enter into it.

 —D. L. Moody 

“Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with each other.” Mark 9:50 NIV   

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Colossians 3:15 NIV

            A peaceful environment begins with the peace of Christ ruling in your own heart. When peace rules in your own self, then your words and actions will stimulate and promote an atmosphere of peace around you. It is amazing what a peaceful demeanor can do to calm a tumultuous and tense situation. Your inner peace must rule and not be shaken by the circumstances around you. It takes time to cultivate and mature that inner peace so that your immediate reaction is always one of focus and stability, not one of anxiousness and overreaction. Your inner peace will do much to encourage the entrance of peace into those around you—and they will appreciate and thank you for it. Set it firmly in your mind to always let the peace of Christ rule.