PEACE IN BELIEVING

Romans 15:13 (NKJV) 13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, ...
   Joy and peace are elusive emotions unless we find the source, like a river that disappears under ground only to surface in another place, there is comfort where you find it breaking into the light again. How do we hang on to these good qualities that God has provided, I am so glad you asked?
   A man obviously drawn to the gospel of God, said to me, "For the first time in my life I understand, what you have said about Jesus, there is joy and peace, I have never experienced before." This man covered from head to foot in tattoos, fidgeted while I shared the gospel to some 60 prisoners. He could not sit still and paced during the message, when the invitation to ask Jesus into the heart was given, he was the first to respond. He let the King of Glory, have first place in his life.
   Jesus gives the most amazing promise to the one who will trust Him with everything, "... Whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst." John 4:14 (NKJV) What a promise, we all need, we all want, but the Son of God promises, we will get the inmost desire of our being filled, through Him. Joy and peace have a source, they are in God, anyone who comes to Him will receive.
Heavenly Father, thank you for giving what I do not deserve, the water of life is in You and You give it freely. May I always look to You, trust You, find in You every breath I need to accomplish the goals You have for me? Let others find in You the joy and peace You promised, through Your Son Jesus. Amen