Partakers Bible Thought 22 August 2021 – Peace and the Christian

Partakers Bible Thought 22 August 2021

1 In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city;
God makes salvation its walls and ramparts.
2 Open the gates that the righteous nation may enter, the nation that keeps faith.
3 You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast,
because they trust in you.
4 Trust in the LORD forever,
for the LORD, the LORD himself, is the Rock eternal.
(Isaiah 26:1-4)

5 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. (Romans 5:1-5)

I wonder what you think peace is and what it involves. 'Shalom' was the Hebrew word used for peace in the Old Testament. It means a wholeness of well-being & mind; the total absence of conflict and turmoil evidenced by an untroubled mind and a heart that does not fear! Peace is total harmony with God, man, circumstances & self. That is true peace!

The world we live in, wants peace! The world is unified around the concept of peace! However, the peace the world wants requires the manipulation of circumstances. God's peace, however, comes regardless of circumstances. The end of peace was when Adam sinned and fellowship was broken with God and between humans. God is a God of peace (1 Thessalonians 5:23). and the Kingdom of God is about peace in the Holy Spirit (Romans 14:17). Jesus is referred to as the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9v6). As a Christian, you have peace with God through Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection!

What scope is there to peace? How does a person develop and gain peace with? What role does peace play in the life of a Christian? Listen or download the mp3 podcast to find out more of the Christian and Peace!

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