Peace

I was reading from Charles Spurgeon's Morning and Evening tonight and this was what I read:  

"For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed,  

but My steadfast love shall not depart from you,   

and My covenant of peace shall not be removed," says the Lord,  

who has compassion on you.   

"O afflicted one, storm-tossed and not comforted,  

behold, I will set your stones in antimony,   

and lay your foundations with sapphires.  

I will make your pinnacles of agate,  

your gates of carbuncles,  

and all you wall of precious stones.  

All your children shall be taught by the Lord,  

and great shall be the peace of your children."  

                                                        Isaiah 54:  10-13  

This is not the peace between nations that ebbs and flows with the centuries, nor is it some fluffy feeling counterfeit emotion that comes from hot chocolate and a warm fire; this is the Peace that is foundational.  The only peace that comes in the midst of turmoil and strife.  This is the Peace personified in Christ.  What struck me is something that Spurgeon said.  He notes that in construction the foundation is unseen and as long as it is firm, the value of the building materials is not of concern.  God builds his Church and its foundation from precious stones that will weather every storm.  What a precious reminder in a world of busyness and strife that our house is built on the most precious of rocks!  

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