Isaiah 26:3 NLT “You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you.”

In troubling times, such as a pandemic, we can find our peace in the presence of the Lord. He is the only one who can effectively save us from the contagious epidemic of fear. Still, we live in a fallen world that keeps us fearfully treading from one crisis to the next. It seems like every morning we wake up to a new peril: virus pandemics, new flu strains, Ebola, recessions, earthquakes, tornadoes, tsunamis, floods, fires, or any disaster, even the threat of foreign countries aggression. Then there are our own financial, physical, relational, health, and personal predicaments that often catch us by surprise and strike terror into our hearts. We feel helpless as events spin out of our control. But God gives us wonderful promises in His Word to stabilize us during crisis times. Regardless of our difficult circumstances, we can experience his peace, which will guard our “hearts and minds in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:6-7). We do not have to be alarmed at the happenings in the world, because Jesus Christ told us ahead of time what to expect, we know from His word, “such things must happen, but the end is still to come.” Mark 13:7. Let us build our faith through God’s words to help us transit from panic to peace!