“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,…” Romans 5:1
A jigsaw puzzle is never complete without all the pieces being in their right places. A puzzle can be quite challenging, especially when it has 1000 or more pieces. Is there anything worse then not locating the one final piece to complete the puzzle? There is only one piece that can fill that empty space. If it was never found and placed, the puzzle would never be complete. Life for many today is like a jigsaw puzzle with a piece missing.
All of us are born with the same birth defect. “Something’s missing and I don’t know what it is. Something’s missing and I don’t know how to fix it.” I have labeled it a “hole in the soul”; an inner unrest and uneasiness that comes from knowing there is something more than I am possessing or experiencing.
It is “the missing PEACE” that compels people to search for the “the missing PIECE.” In their search they try to fill the hole with money, pleasure, possessions, power, knowledge, achievements, etc. However, none of these pieces fit and the hole remains. The void in life cannot be filled by the things in this world. The missing PEACE remains.
What we cannot find in this world, God provides for us. Jesus is the missing PIECE that gives us the PEACE we are missing! “We can have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” When I repent and put my trust in Jesus as my Savior and Lord,…
- Jesus replaces my guilt and shame with forgiveness and a “not guilty” verdict.
- I am accepted into the kingdom of God and adopted into His family.
- God’s love for me casts out all fear.
- I have no more confusion because I now have a single purpose in life.
- The “hole in my soul” is filled.
- Because I have peace with God, I can also have the peace of God in my life.
If this is your first time realizing this truth, I encourage you to RECEIVE Jesus as your personal Savior and Lord. If this is a review for you, I encourage to RECOMMIT your life to Jesus as your personal Savior and Lord. There is nothing better than to find the missing piece – for a puzzle or for your life!