Chalk Lake, Colorado
We desire tranquility. That is why we're attracted to pictures like this of Chalk Lake. We can imagine ourselves somewhere in this scene. We might visualize ourselves sitting in a camping chair or with a fishing pole in hand or strolling around the shore.
All of us desire peace.
"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid." John 14:27 New Revised Standard Version
Fear robs us of peace. Jesus had spoken to his disciples about his death. As he gathered with his closest friends in the upper room hours before his arrest, trial, crucifixion and death he assures them of his gift of peace.
We carry with us a bag full of fear: fear about the future of our children, fear about the future of our job, fear about the future of our health.
We are reminded of the peace that Christ offers when we visit places like Chalk Lake. As great as these momentary escapes are, they are nothing compared to the peace we have in Christ. His victory over sin and death has bought us peace with the Father, and this peace lasts for eternity.
With our future secured in Christ, we cast our fears on him.
"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid." John 14:27 New Revised Standard Version
Fear robs us of peace. Jesus had spoken to his disciples about his death. As he gathered with his closest friends in the upper room hours before his arrest, trial, crucifixion and death he assures them of his gift of peace.
We carry with us a bag full of fear: fear about the future of our children, fear about the future of our job, fear about the future of our health.
We are reminded of the peace that Christ offers when we visit places like Chalk Lake. As great as these momentary escapes are, they are nothing compared to the peace we have in Christ. His victory over sin and death has bought us peace with the Father, and this peace lasts for eternity.
With our future secured in Christ, we cast our fears on him.
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Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2012-2014 Douglas P. Brauner. ARR.
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