Peace

March 20, 2024

“May the God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.”

You have had this verse prayed over you on Meema and Beepa nights as long as you can remember. I want to unpack some of its depths for you this week.

I think it’s significant that our God is a God of peace. That can be understood in two different ways. First, his very character is peace. There is no disunity or dissension in God. You don’t get one thing one day and something else the other. He is absolutely reliable and consistent…in a good way. Secondly, he is the source of peace for us. Peace—the absence of conflict and confusion plus positive well-being—is only found in God. Jesus said it best: 

“Peace I leave with you, 

My peace I give to you; 

not as the world gives do I give to you. 

Let not your heart be troubled, 

neither let it be afraid.“

—John 14:27 

This is our God; the God of peace. Jesus gives it to us. The only question is, “Do I believe him; Will I receive this gift from him?”