PEACE

*_PEACE_* - THE WORD PEACE CAN REFER TO TWO DIFFERENT STANDINGS OF THE
BELIEVER. THE FIRST HAS TO DO WITH PEACE WITH GOD, WHICH IS BROUGHT
ABOUT BY ONE PLACING THEIR FAITH COMPLETELY IN JESUS CHRIST FOR
SALVATION. WHEN WE ACCEPT THE ATONEMENT OF CHRIST FOR THE PAYMENT OF OUR
SIN, THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD IS CREDITED TO OUR ACCOUNT; THEREBY
BRINGING PEACE BETWEEN GOD AND THE INDIVIDUAL. THIS IS SPOKEN OF BY PAUL
IN*/ /_ROMANS 5:1:_*/ “THEREFORE BEING JUSTIFIED BY FAITH, WE HAVE PEACE
WITH GOD THROUGH OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST:”/

HOWEVER, THE PEACE SPOKEN OF IN THESE SCRIPTURES SPEAKS OF A TRANQUILITY
OF THE MIND AND SOUL BECAUSE OF THE DOMINATING PRESENCE OF THE HOLY
SPIRIT WITHIN US. THIS GIFT OF PEACE, AS JOHN CALLS IT, IS THE RESULT OF
OUR YIELDING OUR LIFE TO THE HOLY SPIRIT FOR HIM TO OCCUPY ALL AREAS.
THEREFORE WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT IS IN CONTROL FEAR CANNOT DOMINATE US
BECAUSE THE HOLY SPIRIT KNOWS THE OUTCOME AND COMFORTS US WITH GOD’S
LOVE, DOING WHAT IS BEST FOR US IN ALL SITUATIONS OF OUR LIFE. THAT IS
WHY PAUL COULD SAY THAT /“WE KNOW THAT ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD
TO THEM THAT LOVE GOD”*_ _*/*_ROMANS 8:28_*. WHEN WE REST IN GOD’S
PROMISES, / “WE MAY BOLDLY SAY, THE LORD IS MY HELPER AND I WILL NOT
FEAR WHAT MAN SHALL DO UNTO ME”* */*_HEBREWS 13:6._* GOD’S PRESENCE OF
THE HOLY SPIRIT IS ABLE TO MAINTAIN PEACE IN OUR HEARTS AND MINDS
REGARDLESS OF WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND US. TO WORRY IS TO DENY THE HOLY
SPIRIT THE RIGHT TO FILL US COMPLETELY. WHEN YOU ARE TEMPTED TO WORRY,
ASK GOD TO FILL THAT AREA OF YOUR LIFE WITH HIS HOLY SPIRIT AND YOU CAN
ENJOY THE POWERFUL FILLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. GOD HAS PROVIDED AN
ALTERNATIVE TO WORRY AND ANXIETY. IT IS THE FILLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
WHICH PRODUCES PEACE IN US.

DO YOU LIVE WITH THE ABIDING PEACE OF GOD? IT IS ONLY POSSIBLE THROUGH
THE FILLING OF THE SPIRIT. ARE YOU SPIRIT-FILLED? DO YOU WANT TO BE
SPIRIT-FILLED?

*“KNOW THYSELF”*