“There is no peace like the peace of those whose minds are possessed with full assurance that they have known God, and God has known them, and that this relationship guarantees God’s favor to them in life, through death and on forever.” JI Packer
True peace is found only in Christ. Apart from Him, we are at war with a holy God. It is only through our justification in Christ that we are made right and can walk in peace with God.
Peace is God’s gift to us – something we possess, pursue, and proclaim as we abide in Christ. Jesus not only gives us peace; He is our peace. When we fix our minds on Him through His Word and in prayer and thanksgiving, He calms our anxious hearts and fills our minds with unexplainable peace.
We pursue peace with others by practicing forgiveness and seeking the reconciliation we have experienced in the Lord. We proclaim peace by speaking the Gospel to others that they might experience the shalom of our God.
May we find our rest in His peace and may His peace guide our steps, comfort our hearts, and shine through us in a restless world.
Scriptures for meditation
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. John 14:27
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 5:1
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. Matthew 5:9
Song Selection: It Is Well With My Soul
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