Peace is a beautiful word in any language. It is because it is not the sound of the word that makes it beautiful, but it is that which is the intrinsic part of the word that enhances it. The word may have a more beautiful sound in some languages, but it cannot have a more beautiful meaning.
Some would make it mean peace between nations and it can mean that, but when the Bible talks about peace it is talking about something that is deeper in the individual than something outward.
When Zacharias spoke about his son in the first chapter of Luke, he said in verses 76-79,
for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
78 Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
79 To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
That is not talking about the peace of Jerusalem, but it is talking about the inner being of every individual who would come to know the “dayspring” (Jesus).
In some of His last words on earth Jesus said in John 14:27,
John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
That was one of the last promises Jesus made to His Disciples. The beautiful fact is that Jesus’ promise is for us as well.
It should come as no surprise that Paul continually spoke of the peace of God belonging to the believer. The last thing he wrote to the Corinthian Christians is found in II Corinthians 13:11,
Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
How is it that we seem to be a people who don’t know what peace is? It is a shame to us that we have built boundaries and blockades among us. Paul told the church in Ephesus that there was no more Jew and Gentile. The boundaries had been broken down. If we live with boundaries and want to exclude others then shame on us. There can be no more black and white, rich and poor, smart and dumb, male and female, or any other partition that we might arbitrarily make.
If you do not know peace, then you are at fault. God has promised it. He has provided it. He promotes it. He will produce it in you.
Paul wrote his best friend, Timothy, and said in II Timothy 3:16,
Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
That peace is the right and privilege of every child of God. If we do not have it today then we either do not know Him or we are unfaithful to Him. Either way, it is an easy thing to correct it. Trust Him today. Live for Him in all you do.
Some would make it mean peace between nations and it can mean that, but when the Bible talks about peace it is talking about something that is deeper in the individual than something outward.
When Zacharias spoke about his son in the first chapter of Luke, he said in verses 76-79,
for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
78 Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
79 To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
That is not talking about the peace of Jerusalem, but it is talking about the inner being of every individual who would come to know the “dayspring” (Jesus).
In some of His last words on earth Jesus said in John 14:27,
John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
That was one of the last promises Jesus made to His Disciples. The beautiful fact is that Jesus’ promise is for us as well.
It should come as no surprise that Paul continually spoke of the peace of God belonging to the believer. The last thing he wrote to the Corinthian Christians is found in II Corinthians 13:11,
Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
How is it that we seem to be a people who don’t know what peace is? It is a shame to us that we have built boundaries and blockades among us. Paul told the church in Ephesus that there was no more Jew and Gentile. The boundaries had been broken down. If we live with boundaries and want to exclude others then shame on us. There can be no more black and white, rich and poor, smart and dumb, male and female, or any other partition that we might arbitrarily make.
If you do not know peace, then you are at fault. God has promised it. He has provided it. He promotes it. He will produce it in you.
Paul wrote his best friend, Timothy, and said in II Timothy 3:16,
Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
That peace is the right and privilege of every child of God. If we do not have it today then we either do not know Him or we are unfaithful to Him. Either way, it is an easy thing to correct it. Trust Him today. Live for Him in all you do.
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