“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on [T]hee: BECAUSE he trusteth in [T]hee.  (Isaiah 26)

“Grace and peace be MULTIPLIED unto YOU through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord.”  (2 Peter1)

 

To meany peace is merely a symbol or sign from the sixties (60’s) and that symbol or sign would be the upside down broken cross. That, in itself, is a fine example of how far this world, this society, and this cult-ure (Cult of (s)atan) has fallen, wandered, gone astray from Scripture. The Word of God says that There is peace between the believer and God, through the Blood of His Cross (Colossians 1:20).

(s)atan is the god of this world and the prince of the power of the air. With that being a fact from Scripture, if one (1) is not in Christ, one (1) is a servant of (s)atan by default. Scripture states that (s)atan can take an unsaved person captive at his will.  The unsaved person is the subject or is in bondage to his own “free will” to sin, and (s)atan.

The unsaved cannot subject himself to God’s will even if he wanted to. The unsaved, the lost, the unregenerate, the wicked, the worker of iniquity is subject to his own ways which lead to destruction; he is subject to the bondage of a sinful and dead spirit; he is subject to (s)atan and is blinded by (s)atan from the truth that is in Christ. Since the unsaved has a dead spirit it leaves a void, a vacuum and it is “being filled with ALL unrighteousness.”

Reader, this is the state of the unsaved; there is no peace to the wicked. They may be comforted by things, but true peace is unknown to the sinner. To the sinner peace is financial security, a safe home, a healthy and happy family, and friends that are like himself. To the sinner that is peace. However, take any one (1) of those things away and their “peace” is gone; they know no peace at all.. The fake peace of the sinner is built upon sinking sand.

Reader, Christ-ian peace is a peace that passeth understanding and explanation.  The Christ-ian’s peace is steadfast and firm in spite of all things.
*Christ-ian peace is Christ sleeping in a ship while the waves and the winds beat against that ship.
*Christ-ian peace is  Paul telling his shipmates all will be well IF they remain in the ship.
*Christ-ian peace is three (3) courageous Jews that defy a great king and are willing to face a fiery furnace as they say Our LORD is able to deliver us O’ king and if not we STILL will not bow to your idol.
*Christ-ian peace is Daniel saying to the great and ferocious lions, “Hush little Kitty Cat.”
*Christ-ian peace is Noah and his family on the ark when total and complete destruction is beating at the door.

Reader,  May I ask you a question?  Do you know peace…real peace, the kind of peace that passeth even your own understanding?  Peace is a gift, a grace, and is the third (3rd) fruit of the Spirit.  Christ said to His own (He own’s you, right…right?) before He leaves them, My Peace, I leave with you. not the world’s peace but My peace do I leave you” [paraphrasing a bit].

God wants His people (You and me and all the rest) to be stabalized, steadfast, confirmed,  and comforted in peace.  This is God’s will for His Children. What father does not want his children to be at peace.

There are different types of peace just like there are different types of sanctification.  If you are saved, if Christ gave Himself for you, there is the STATE of peace between you and the Godhead…you can rightly sing, “It is well with my soul.”  When hardships, difficulties come, you can rest easy as “It is well with your soul.” One may lose everything, be stripped of all things, yet it is well with his soul. Do you understand that dynamick, Reader?

If Christ died for you and was resurreted for you, there is peace and safety between you and the Godhead. However, I’m interested in the peace-filled spirit of the Christ-ian.

Do you know peace? Do you know how to obtain peace?  Are you familiar with a peaceful spirit?  An Analogy:  You are driving and rain is disrupting the drive, it’s so loud. It sounds like someone is on top of your car and beating it. But then you drive under a bridge and there is silence for three (3) seconds. Are you familiar with that?  That is the peace the Christ-ian should have in his spirit.

“And your feet shod with the preparation of the [G]ospel of peace. (Ephesians 6) What doth that mean? We have been prepared with the Gospel or Good News. You may say, Wait! I’m not preprared for this.  If that is the case you are on good ground.

Perfect peace comes with a mind that is stayed on the Godhead. Peace will have it’s way. With a loving affection for Christ and a growing intiment knowledge of Him; (not a knowledge that is dry and dead) you will find grace and peace Multiplied …Multiplied… IF you find Christ; You will know real Christ-ian peace.

Perfect peace is a matured Christ-ian peace. It is a peace that knows and understands that God is the God of the BIG picture and With The God of the BIG picture, all things will work together for good to them  that love God.

As they say, ” Peace …out.”

Godspeed.