Reflection:  Fundamentally, if you want peace, you need to be at peace with God. This means allowing him to lead you to quiet places where you will find intimacy.

Only God can promise us ultimate peace (or “rest”) at the end of time. The writer of Hebrews makes this clear when he says: ‘Now we who have believed enter that rest’ (Hebrews 4:3).

But here’s the thing: if we accept God’s love and leadership, we can experience some of that peace now. In other words, we are allowed a “sneak preview.” We are also invited to prefigure this peace whilst we are still on assignment on planet Earth.

So, please don’t miss out on God’s rest. The writer of Hebrews urges us to ‘make every effort to enter that rest’ (Hebrews 4:11).

Finding rest means finding Jesus. And once you have found Jesus, be confident. The apostle Paul writes: ‘I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day’ (2 Timothy 1:12).

…Which is a great place to end.

Prayer:  Dear Lord Jesus, the sense of there being a “home” to go to, is delicious. I long for its green pastures and quiet waters. Please help me be ready for it.