Ok, so I just lost my first try at this post. Thankfully I didn't have that much put into it yet, but still, it's really just been that kind of a day around here. Sigh. Anyway, I'm going to keep this fairly short and sweet tonight. I'm just too fried tonight.
There are quite a few ways that peace is used. To break it down very simply there is peace with God, peace with others, and peace with yourself. Also in the new testament peace is used as a greeting, similar to the Hebrew greeting of "shalom".
Beyond that God is a God of peace and peace is a blessing that Israel was anticipating when the Messiah came.
In the New Testament, peace is seen as the present possession of every believer. Jesus gives us His promise of "peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you" (Jn. 14:27).
Peace is a result of our reconciliation with God. Yet it is so hard for us to experience at times. I'll do some more study tomorrow and hopefully have a bit more to share.
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