Peace is Precious

True peace is found in the presence of God. The absence of peace is strife, uneasiness, stressfulness, and even war. We cannot experience peace when we are at war with God. Philippians 4:7 tells us that when we receive God into our lives He will give us the “peace that passeth understanding”. This promised peace can’t be bought or worked for. It is God’s gift to believers. It is a fruit of the Spirit. Galatians 5: 19 says, “When you follow the desires of your sinful (carnal) nature your lives will produce evil results”. Strife and stressfulness will be consequences. Galatians 5: 22 says, “But when The Holy Spirit controls our lives, He will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control”. Galatians 5: 24-26 says, “Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to His cross and crucified them there. If we are living now by The Holy Spirit, let us follow The Holy Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. Let us not become conceited, or irritate one another, or be jealous of one another”. God’s peace within us will show us how to respond to the circumstances of life and help us to know how to react to people who are irritating or harming us.

Judges 6:24 says, “The Lord is Peace”.
Psalm 34:14 says, “Seek peace, and pursue it”.
Isaiah 48: 17-18 says, “I am The Lord, your God, who teaches you what is good and leads you along the paths you should follow. Oh that you had listened to my commands! Then you would have had peace flowing like a gentle river and righteousness rolling like waves”.
Romans 15:33 says, “May the God of peace be with you all”.

With God, we can experience peace in times of trouble. There is peace in the middle of a battle, in a raging storm, and in the darkest valley which we walk through. Peace is the consequence of believing. We should not seek peace, we should seek a personal relationship with The Peacemaker, our Creator God. God helps us rise above our weaknesses, our infirmities, and our failures. He puts us onto the path of righteousness and peace. Matthew 6:33 tells us to “seek first The Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added unto you”. When we seek and find God, peace and the other gifts of the spirit will follow.