Peace

An art professor once gave his college class a simple assignment: paint a picture of perfect peace.
The students went to work, each convinced they knew exactly what peace looked like.

One painted a golden wheat field shimmering in a gentle breeze.
Another captured a towering oak tree with a swing swaying beneath its branches as the sun dipped behind soft, white clouds.
Others offered beaches, mountains, meadows, and quiet streams—every canvas a portrait of calm tranquility.

The professor moved from easel to easel, nodding with approval.
Then he reached the final student.

His face tightened. His eyebrows furrowed. He struggled to find words.

The painting was violent—black skies split with lightning, thunderclouds swirling, waves crashing against jagged rocks as if a hurricane were moments away. The professor finally blurted out, “I asked for a picture of perfect peace. What is this supposed to be?”

“Sir,” the student replied gently, “look closer.”

The professor leaned in. Hidden deep within the rocks, tucked safely in a narrow cleft, sat a pair of doves. Dry. Sheltered. Unshaken. Their nest secure despite the chaos raging around them.

“Professor,” the student said, “this is perfect peace. Not the absence of the storm, but the confidence of resting in the rock.”

That’s the truth we forget.

Life is unpredictable. Storms rise without warning. Winds howl. Waves crash. Darkness rolls in. But peace was never meant to be found in the calm—it’s found in the Christ who holds us steady when nothing else does.

He is the Rock that doesn’t move.
He is the shelter that doesn’t leak.
He is the refuge that doesn’t crumble.

The storm may rage, but those who rest in Him remain unmoved.

Be encouraged today and read these verses. He will give you His perfect peace.

Isaiah 26:3 (KJV)
“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.”

Christ Is the Rock of Refuge
Psalm 61:2 (KJV)
“From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.”

Psalm 18:2 (KJV)
“The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust…”

Peace in the Midst of the Storm
John 14:27 (KJV)
“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you… Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”

Mark 4:39–40 (KJV)
“And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still… And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?”

Sheltered in the Cleft of the Rock
Psalm 91:1–2 (KJV)
“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress…”

Exodus 33:22 (KJV)
“And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock…”

Waves May Crash, But God Holds Steady
Psalm 46:1–3 (KJV)
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear… though the waters thereof roar and be troubled…”

Resting Under His Wings
Psalm 57:1 (KJV)
“Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.”