But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace…. (Gal. 5:22 KJV) Paul’s message to the Galatians tells us that the third listed fruit of the Spirit is peace. The word “fruit” is a metaphor used to help us understand abstract concepts of good character(1). By using your natural knowledge of fruit, you can Read More
Peace
Joy and Peace on Earth
“And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased’” (Lk. 2:13-14 NAS). On the day Jesus was born, an angel appeared to a group of shepherds in the field to Read More
He is Jehovah Shalom to you today
Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. (Jdg. 6:24 KJV) Gideon was a judge God used to deliver the children of Israel from bondage just after they settled in the promised land. When the angel of the LORD Read More
Heavenly peace in earthly circumstances
And He Himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?” (Mk. 4:38 NAS) Heavenly peace in the midst of troubling earthly circumstances of our lives is our privilege and our gift. We have been created to be Read More