“For thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream…’”

You’ve probably seen a river flood its banks—how it pushes through everything in its path. That’s what Isaiah says peace is like: not a sprinkle, not a puddle, but a rushing river. It starts in one place and flows through everything aligned in its path.

And that’s the key—alignment. You can’t experience the peace of God if your life is positioned out of order from the design of God.

Peace isn’t random. It has a source, a pattern, and a direction. It flows from God, through those who are aligned with His ways, and into the world around them. It’s not like rain that falls everywhere equally—it’s like a river that flows where there’s space for it to move.

If your life is aligned with the Lord—your relationships, your decisions, your heart posture—then peace flows. But if you’re resisting Him, trying to lead without being led, trying to demand peace without surrendering to His design, peace won’t come. At least not the kind that lasts.

Think about this: Jesus didn’t send His disciples to change the world through public policy first. He sent them into homes. Peace begins in the private spaces before it ever shows up in the public ones.

So here’s the question: are you aligned? Not just in what you believe—but in how you build your life, love your family, and follow Christ?

Because peace doesn’t chase you down. It flows to you—and through you—when you’re walking in step with God.

Ask God to show you one place in your life that’s out of alignment with His design.
Pray over that area. Write it down. Make one decision today to bring it into order.

Lord, I want to experience Your peace—not just moments of relief, but the real, lasting river of wholeness that flows from You. Show me where I’m out of alignment. I don’t want to demand peace while disregarding Your design. Help me walk in step with You so Your peace can flow freely in and through my life. In Jesus’ name, Amen.