So don’t be troubled or afraid.” –John 14:27 And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. Refuse to Entertain the Triple Threat “I am leaving you with a gift-peace of mind and heart. He wants your peace and prosperity to be like an abundant, flowing river.Ģ. Peace isn’t just the absence of trouble it includes everything that makes for man’s highest good. The Bible tells us He bore the chastisement of our peace the same way He bore our sins and sicknesses and diseases ( Isaiah 53:5). He did that through the blood of Jesus-the Prince of Peace ( Isaiah 9:6). Psalm 29:11 says He “blesses His people with peace” (NIV). We don’t want to model our expectations after the world-they’ve never experienced the peace of God-but you already have it. It means you don’t expect your teenagers to rebel just because society says it’s normal. It means you don’t expect to have debt because “everyone has debt.” It means you don’t expect divorce simply because others entertain that notion. It means you don’t have to tolerate any kind of sickness, disease or allergy. No promise missing, no part of it broken. The Hebrew word for peace is shalom, which means “nothing missing, nothing broken,” or “to be whole.” That kind of peace has always been God’s plan for His covenant-keeping people. Jesus took the chastisement of our peace upon Himself so that we might enjoy the kind of peace that passes understanding every day-in every area of our lives. To have peace is to trust God-completely. But do you expect them? Do you believe, without a doubt, that you will have them, or do you sometimes wonder if they’ll ever come to pass? It’s in that tiny area where belief and unbelief intersect that Satan lies in wait to ambush your faith.įind out 3 Ways to Overcome Unbelief here. You might say, I believe in the promises of God, and I want them. His only hope is to swindle you out of them by convincing you otherwise. You see, he knows every promise of God already belongs to you. So, if the devil wants to rob you blind of your peace, he’s going to go for the jugular-your faith in THE BLESSING. If you really believe-if you know-that God’s promises are “yes” and “amen” for you, there is nothing to fear, nothing to question, nothing to consider. If you want to take back your peace, you need to start where it was stolen in the first place-right at the promises of God. Expect Every Promise “For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.” –2 Corinthians 1:20 (NKJV) If you aren’t experiencing that kind of peace in your life, are you ready to deal with the thief? Here are four ways to take back your peace.ġ. That’s why the peace you have through Him is worth fighting for. He said, “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you not as the world gives” (John 14:27, NKJV). You can live in contentment, joy, security, rest and wholeness. Through His peace, you can live free of anxiety, depression, fear, poverty, lack and sickness. There is only one way to enjoy true peace-Jesus-the Prince of Peace. That’s because you’ll never find peace through sin or the world’s way. With all this effort, they’ve found one thing-it doesn’t work. They’ll pursue money and fame, use drugs and commit adultery. So much so that the world will go to extremes to acquire it. Maybe he’s even been able to get away with it, too-until now. But over time, perhaps he’s been able to steal something much bigger, and much more important-your peace. He’s come around quietly in the past, taking small things here and there. There’s only one thing that can stop him-YOU. No alarm system, security camera or armed guard can keep him out.
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