“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,” Romans 5:1 NIV
When we are saved, we are told that particular things happen. One is that our sins are forgiven, another is that we will be able to enter heaven when our time on earth is through, another is that we are justified as well as we are able to have peace with God. Up to the point of being saved, we are not at peace with God, we are actually at war with God because we are following the father of lies. Those who are not following God are following the devil, there are only 2 sides to this battle.
We are not at peace, no matter how much we want to believe we are, no matter how happy we seem, we are not at peace. When God made us, He made us to have a relationship with Him and we are not able to do that when we are not choosing to follow Him, but are instead following the way of the world, the way of the devil. Our souls were designed to be at peace, so not being at peace is a challenge for us. We search and search trying to find that peace in anything and everything, however, if we would stop and listen, God will tell us what we need to do to have peace. We need to accept Jesus.
Jesus died on the cross, was buried and then was resurrected so that the final payment for our sins would be paid. There are no more payments needed. We were given the ability to be justified because of the price that Jesus paid, if we choose to accept it. We have to accept it though. If we do, then we can be at peace, real peace, peace with God. Being able to be in the relationship we were designed to be in – with God, brings calmness to our souls.
Are you at peace in your soul? You can be. It’s your choice.