Each week during the season of Advent, our blogs will focus on a central theme which is associated with the coming of Christ—His Advent. This week’s theme is PEACE. Christians throughout the world celebrate Advent. Some light candles or sing songs; some give gifts or hang wreaths. All of these are simple joyous ways of extending the celebration of Jesus’s coming beyond a mere 24 hours on December 25. Our prayer is that these devotionals throughout this season of Advent would help you to celebrate His first Coming and anticipate with the peace and joy of His second Coming.
Peace like a river…joy like a fountain! That’s what we need as believers.
Where do we get this peace? Is it from our loved ones? Is it from the books we read? Is it from the many music concerts we attend? NO. This peace comes from above.
We need to know who our Creator is…what qualities He possesses and who we are in the One Who made us.
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.
John 14:27
The verse above is clearly showing us what real peace will do once we get it. Jesus said “I leave with you…” At this point Jesus was transferring the peace within Him to us to be with us, meaning this peace is within us. If you leave something to someone it means total ownership belongs to the one it is given to. Now it is up to him/her to use it. Whether responsibly or carelessly or even not make use of it at all.
Jesus also said “My peace I give unto you…” He has left His peace with us and unto us. I pray ye therefore, my sisters in Christ, to know what was left inside you. This peace that was left inside you will strengthen you. We have obtained this peace in our spirit. So with Jesus being The Spirit and us having this peace in our spirit…I can conclude that the Holy Spirit is in me and me in Christ and Christ in me! Hallelujah!
Do not be troubled, my sisters, the Lord is with you…His peace is always with you!
Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way.
The Lord be with all of you.
2 Thessalonians 3:16
Isaiah 54:10 says “For the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed but My kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of My peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.” And Romans 14:17-19 tells us “For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit, because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men. Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.”
Therefore finally I can say (as Isaiah did) and “…go out in joy and be led forth in peace, the mountains and hills that you are worried for (troubled with) will burst into song before you and all the trees of the field will clap their hands” (Isaiah 55:12). All you need to do is accept Christ as your Lord and Savior—no more turning back. The Holy Spirit will dwell in us. He is our Peace. For the Father is in the Son and the Father is the Spirit; therefore the Son is in the Spirit and the Spirit is in them (John chapter 17).
Lord, I thank You for the peace imputed in us. Help us to realize just exactly what we have inside us. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
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Thank you, Ann. Saying a big “AMEN” to your prayer this morning.
beautiful words to remind us of the PEACE we already have IN us! thank you, ann! <3