Volume 3 Post/Email 13 – Peace
Spiritual peace, or God's peace, is referenced and taught several times in Scripture. But while having some understanding based on these verses, I do not begin to know all there is to know about the depth and measure of peace available to me, and us. And I'm not sure we're supposed to, since Paul once describes it as ultimately "transcending understanding".
But here are a few basics to hold on to and remember:
We can experience peace with God through faith and justification in Christ (Romans 5:1).
Jesus' peace is not like the peace the world offers (John 14:27).
Peace does not mean the absence of troubles (John 16:33).
Finally, Isaiah prophecies about God's peace being offered for the nation who keeps faith. He describes the peace as perfect, or complete, for the one (or ones) who trust in God. This would definitely apply when we are potentially troubled by matters out of our control.
In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:
We have a strong city; God makes its salvation its walls and ramparts. Open the gates that the righteous nation may enter, the nation that keeps faith. You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD, is the ROCK eternal. -Isaiah 26:1-4
May God's perfect peace keep you as you trust in the Lord.
-Brian
