PEACE
Isaiah said in chapter 32:17, “The fruit of righteousness will be peace.” That kind of peace is related to our internal order, not the external order of this world. Jesus said, “I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33)
Peace with God is something we already have according to Romans 5:1. The peace of God that guards our hearts and our minds is something we need to appropriate on a daily basis. The only One who can give us that peace is the Prince of Peace. Jesus said, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid” (John 14:27). The peace of Christ that rules in our hearts stands in stark contrast to the false prophets of this world. Jeremiah 6:14-15 says, “Thy dress the would of my people as though it were not serious. 'Peace, peace,' they say, when there is no peace. Are they ashamed of their loathsome conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush.”
We should pray for the peace of Jerusalem and for all the troubled spots of the world. We should seek to unite this world in peaceful reconciliation, because Jesus said, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.”
Tensions will always be there unless we resolve the inner conflicts. To accomplish inner peace we have to work toward righteousness, “the effect of righteousness will be quietness and confidence forever.” We can have inner peace in the midst of an external storm.
Posted on :
04 SEP 2009