In
a space of one month there have been two deaths in my family. And the common
phrase used at any funeral is ‘may her soul rest in peace’. This made me
reflect on the tiny word ‘peace’ in that phrase.
What is peace?
It
is freedom from disturbance; quiet and tranquillity
The
next question that arises is will you ‘rest in peace’ if you are outside
Christ? Certainly not!
We
are to make things right with God whilst on earth and while we have the chance.
Jesus came to die on the cross on our behalf so that we may enjoy communion
with God. Because of the love God has for us he sent his son to die and he
willingly came.
If
God has done this in Christ, what are we to do to be saved? We must turn to God in Christ, which entails
turning back from sin. If we repent of our sin and place our trust in Christ,
we will be saved from Gods righteous wrath against our sins. This response of
repentance and faith can be explained in detail as this;
Turn to God; to repent
means to turn and follow Christ. Paul says, in one of his letters, repent and
turn to God.
Turn away from
sin;
we cannot pursue God and sin at the same time. In this life our life will
either be orientated towards God and his light or toward the darkness of sin.
When we become Christians we are no longer enslaved to sin, though we still
struggle with it, God has given us the gift of repentance and we are freed from
sins dominating power.
Believe and
trust;
our response is to trust Gods promises in Christ and to commit ourselves to
Christ as his disciples.
Grow in holiness
and strive for holiness; we should give ourselves to the study of God’s
word, to be encouraged, instructed and to learn what is inconsistent with it.
If you haven’t yet given
your life to Christ I urge you to do so NOW! Because only then are you going to
‘rest in peace’, and be with Christ when you die. And that is true peace.Always,
kapambwe
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