Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let all men know your forbearance. The Lord is at hand. Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:4–7 (RSV)
Eve reached for the fruit and found no peace. Jacob deceived his father and cheated his brother and found no peace. David took Bathsheba and found no peace. Judas was paid thirty pieces of silver and found no peace. Peter denied Jesus and found no peace. Paul sought to destroy the Church and found no peace.
We wish to be the God of our lives and find no peace. This is the litany of humanity from the Garden to this hour. We want all things on our terms, even wanting God to dance to our tune and find no peace.
We find only death. It matters little at all if we possessed the world, commanded millions, or stood at the pinnacle of power, the grave is our common end.
We spend our lives in a fruitless chase for meaning built on the praise of others which can crumble to dust in an instant.
The only peace we will have is the peace of God through Jesus Christ. It is beyond the understanding of the world which is built on things that will fade and pass away. In Christ, peace is ours even as the world collapses and death looms before us.
He is our peace for He has conquered death and gives life to all who believe. Our peace seeking hearts find it only in Jesus.