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Aug 10
Christian Affirmations of Peace
There is a chorus we sing that has line in it that says I have peace like a river and when you cast your thoughts to a river and imagine being there watching the water gently streaming by running over stones, the you cast your eyes to the surrounding beautiful country side featuring well watered green grass and trees, then you look up and see the birds and wildlife attracted to the lush surroundings you can not but help have a feeling of peace.
The word peace can also mean: rest, security, safety and prosperity.
Just like the scene of the river mentioned above if we want to attract others to us (or more importantly to Christ who we represent) we ourselves need to be at peace. If we are at peace we will be like that river and we will be surrounded by well watered vegetation that will attract the wildlife (the unsaved – no offense guys it’s just an analogy).
Isn’t this peace, rest, security, safety and prosperity what everyone is looking for? Can you imagine your life if you had this kind of peace in it? This kind of peace is can be found in Jesus Christ.
In John 14:27 Jesus said, 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.
Some affirmations of peace we glean from the above scripture are:
Jesus has given me his peace
Jesus has given me rest
Jesus has given me security
Jesus has given me prosperity
I will not let my heart be troubled
Jesus has given me his peace there is no need for my heart tot be troubled any more
I will no longer be afraid because I have safety in Jesus
When preaching the gospel we don’t really think of it as preaching peace yet that is exactly what we are doing. In Acts 10:38 it says, The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:).
When we respond to the gospel look what happens Romans 5:1 – Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
We have peace with God! One of my sayings is that most tombstones are engraved with RIP which means Rest in Peace. My arguement is that it is too late to rest in peace when you die – we can partake of the born again experience right now and be resting in the peace of Jesus Christ our entire life’s.
If we want to rest in this amazing peace that God provides us through Jesus Christ then as it says in Romans 8:8 … to be spiritually minded is life and peace. There is the secret folks… being spritually minded is the key to true happiness.
Finally brethren I’ll leave you with the following scripture in Romans 15:13 – Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
