I awoke the other day with John 14:27 in my head…
"Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful."
And it hit me right between the eyes...Jesus gave us HIS PEACE! He left it, here in the earth, for us, for you and for me.
Now we know from other posts on this blog, that to a Jew, peace was shalom—completeness, soundness, welfare, safety, soundness, health, prosperity, and more!
And Jesus is the PRINCE OF PEACE, the Prince of Shalom! [Isaiah 9:6] That is one of His titles…not only God, but the prince, or ruler of shalom. And this Ruler of Shalom gave us His very own shalom—not some lesser kind of peace, but His very own!
Philippians 4:7 says the peace of God surpasses all comprehension and will guard our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus—in the Prince of Peace!
Why is this important? Because Proverbs 4:23 tells us to watch over or guard our hearts with all diligence, for from the heart flows the springs or source of life.
The Hebrew word for life in this verse is chayay—to live, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live forever, be restored to life or health, to revive. HALLELUJAH!
Jesus gave us an insight into how the heart works:
“The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart.” [Luke 6:45]
Now we see why it is so important to guard our hearts with peace, or shalom—it is a storehouse or treasury, of things either good or evil, and we bring those things forth by speaking them. So it is vital that we guard these spiritual storehouses, keeping them full of good treasure and preventing any deposits of evil treasure.
No wonder the Holy Spirit prayed for us ‘Now may the LORD of PEACE Himself CONTINUALLY grant you PEACE—shalom—in every circumstance…’ [2 Thessalonians 3:16]
How do we access this peace, this completeness in every area of life? By practicing Philippians 4:6…
‘Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let you’re requests be made know to God.’
In other words, pray and believe that God hears and will answer! Pray with thanksgiving for the finished work.
“Whatever you ask in My Name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me anything in My Name, I will do it.” [John 14:13,14]
“Therefore I say to you, ALL THINGS for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you.” [Mark 11:24]
‘For as many as are the promises of God, IN HIM [the Prince of Shalom] they are yes; therefore also through Him is our AMEN [so be it] to the glory of God THROUGH US.’ [2 Corinthians 1:20]
‘This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in WHATEVER we ask, we know that we have the request which we have asked from Him.” [1 John 5:14,15]
And since we know that His Word is His will, pray according to the promises that are already YES and AMEN!
It boils down to this: “Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me.” [John 14:1]
Take His shalom peace as yours.
Hallelujah! Shalom!
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Read Partakers of The Divine Nature, Be the Ball, Enter His Rest Today, Enter His Rest 2, Do Not Let Your Heart Be Troubled, Do Not Let Your Heart Be Troubled 2
