Where to Find Inner Peace

When Antonio, Marcos, Gerson, Vanita, and Marcelo studied God's Word, the Bible, they learned things that changed their lives.  For one thing, they learned that the world situation will one day be different.  This is not just a vague hope that everything will turn out all  right in the end.  It is a real, well-founded confidence that god has  a purpose for mankind and that even now we can benefit fromt ath purpose if we do his will.  They applied in their lives what they learned from the Bible, and things improved for them.  They found more happiness and peace than they had thought possible.

Antonio is no longer involved in protests and labor strife.  He knows that changes brought about in that way are only limited and temporary. This former leader has learned about God's Kindom.  It is the Kingdom that millions pray for when they recite the Lord's Prayer (or, the Our Father) and say to God:  "Your kingdom come."  (Matthew  6:10a, New International Version) Antonio learned that God's Kingdom is a real heavenly government taht will bring genuine peace to mankind.

Marcos learned to put into practice the Bible's wise counsel on the subject of marriage. As a result, this former politican  is now happyily reunited with his wife.  He too is looking forward to the time, soon to  come, when G0d's Kingdom wil replace this greedy, selfish world system with a better one.  He has a far deeper understanding of the sentence in the Lord's Prayer that reads:  "Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven."  (Matthew 6:10b, NIV)  When God's will is sone on earth, humans will experiencde a quality of life never hefore seen. 

What about Gerson? He is no longer a drifter and a thief.  The life of this former street child now has meaning because he uses his energy helping others to find inner peace. As these experiences show, studying the Bible and applying what it says can greatly change a person's life for the Better.

Next time: Inner Peace in a Troubled World

The Watchtower, 2000