The Lord admonishes us to seek peace in the fear of the Lord. Let go of the constant striving and let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts. Jesus went before us to guide our feet into the way of peace. Our feet are a picture of our understanding, it is the way we walk.
Jesus was born on earth to bring peace among men. We can let the peace Jesus gives us to set us free from fear and anxiety. In Jesus we have peace no matter what tribulation or situation we are faced with in the world.
The good news that we preach is the peace that comes from being reconciled with God. It is the blood of Jesus that justifies us, reconciles us to God and brings us peace. In the kingdom of God the Holy Spirit brings us righteousness, peace and joy.
The peace that God gives us is deeper than our thoughts and understanding. When we search for wisdom and get understanding She shows us the ways of pleasantness and the paths of peace. When we trust in the Lord and keep our mind on Him, he keeps us in perfect peace. We have the mind of the Spirit, living in it brings life and peace.
Psa 34:11-15 RV Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD. (12) What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? (13) Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. (14) Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. (15) The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
The Lord admonishes us to seek peace in the fear of the Lord.
Mat 5:9 RV Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God.
When we make peace, He blesses us.
Col 3:14-15 RV and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness. (15) And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye thankful.
Let go of the constant striving and let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts.
Luk 1:76-79 RV Yea and thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High: For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways; (77) To give knowledge of salvation unto his people In the remission of their sins, (78) Because of the tender mercy of our God, Whereby the dayspring from on high shall visit us, (79) To shine upon them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death; To guide our feet into the way of peace.
Luk 2:10-14 RV And the angel said unto them, Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people: (11) for there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. (12) And this is the sign unto you; Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger. (13) And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, (14) Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men in whom he is well pleased.
Jesus was born on earth to bring peace among men.
Joh 14:27 RV 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 fearful.
We can let the peace Jesus gives us to set us free from fear and anxiety.
Joh 16:33 RV These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
In Jesus we have peace no matter what tribulation or situation we are faced with in the world.
Act 10:34-36 RV And Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: (35) but in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is acceptable to him. (36) The word which he sent unto the children of Israel, preaching good tidings of peace by Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all)—
The good news that we preach is the peace that comes from being reconciled with God.
Rom 5:1 RV Being therefore justified by faith, let us have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;
Col 1:19-20 RV For it was the good pleasure of the Father that in him should all the fulness dwell; (20) and through him to reconcile all things unto himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross; through him, I say, whether things upon the earth, or things in the heavens.
It is the blood of Jesus that justifies us, reconciles us to God and brings us peace.
Gal 5:22-25 RV But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, (23) meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. (24) And they that are of Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts thereof. (25) If we live by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us also walk.
When we walk by the Spirit, peace is one of the fruits He gives us.
Rom 14:16-17 RV Let not then your good be evil spoken of: (17) for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Ghost.
In the kingdom of God the Holy Spirit brings us righteousness, peace and joy.
Php 4:6-7 RV In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. (7) And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.
The peace that God gives us is deeper than our thoughts and understanding.
Pro 3:13-17 RV Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. (14) For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. (15) She is more precious than rubies: and none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her. (16) Length of days is in her right had; in her left hand are riches and honour. (17) Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
Isa 26:3 RV Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
When we trust in the Lord and keep our mind on Him, he keeps us in perfect peace.
Rom 8:5-6 RV For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the spirit the things of the spirit. (6) For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the spirit is life and peace:
We have the mind of the Spirit, living in it brings life and peace.
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