The Peace of Surrender

Ezra 9-10; Psalms 131; Luke 21 

“My heart is not proud, O Lord, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me. But I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with its mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me. O Israel, put your hope in the Lord, both now and forevermore.”

Psalm 131

Within our soul we carry heavy weights of concerns, fears, and questions. We can be distracted from within even when we appear calm to those around us. The invitation of the Lord is to still and quiet our soul. Just as Christ commanded the waves to be still, we, too, have authority over fear, pride, jealousy, and lust, in Jesus’ name. These ‘noisy voices’ and others like them must obey the name of Jesus. There is a quiet peace in surrender and trust to which Jesus is inviting us.

Will we release our concerns to him and invite the peaceful rule of his Spirit?

“Lord Jesus, rule and reign over me, for your glory.”