Last week we saw that our peace comes through Christ Jesus and that
there are promises to Believers concerning this peace. We are assured that
we are safe in His hand as we see in the following:
Speaking of those who are His and referring to Believers as the sheep of His
pasture, He says in John 10:27-28,
"My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch
them out of my hand."
Then He adds,
"My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch
them out of My Father's hand." Vs. 28

Each time I read this I am in awe that so great a God is mindful of mere
man. It brings to mind Psalm 139. Let us read again the verses of David
that tells us just how intimate Almighty God is with us.

"O Lord, You have searched me and known me.
You know my sitting down and my rising up;
You understand my thought afar off.
You comprehend my path and my lying down,
And are acquainted with all my ways.
For there is not a word on my tongue,
But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether.
You have hedged me behind and before,
And laid Your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me
It is high, I cannot attain it.

Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
If I ascend into heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.
If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
Even there Your hand shall lead me,
And Your right hand shall hold me.
If I say, 'Surely the darkness shall fall over me,'
Even the night shall be light about me;

Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You,
But the night shines as the day;
The darkness and the light are both alike to You.

For You have formed my inward parts;
You have covered me in my mothers womb.
I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Marvelous are Your works,
And that my soul knows very well.

My frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed.
And in Your book they all were written,
The days fashioned for me,
When as yet there were none of them.

How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How great is the sum of them!
If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand;
When I awake, I am still with You." Vs.1-18

Then David prays and this should be our prayer as well,
"Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me, and know my anxieties;
And see if there is any wicked way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting." Vs.23-24

Therefore, we take comfort in the words of Jesus in John 14:27 as He tells
us, "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives
do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."

Hallelujah! We are His eternally, in His care eternally. ".If God is for us,
who can be against us?" (Romans 8:31) All praise to our Lord and our God!
Amen