Did you know that the Bible talks about peace through out it?
Peace is such a great thing that we can have today spiritually through Jesus Christ, who has reconciled us to God. Do you believe in your heart that you have been reconciled to God? Ask yourself that question and be honest about it between yourself and God.
Let's look at some verses that talk about these things:
The Psalmist here in 4:8 states I will both lie down in peace, and sleep. The Psalmist is having peace with Yahweh because he acknowledges his knowing that He Alone, makes him dwell in safety.
Think about this for you and your own relationship with Yahweh through the Lord Jesus Christ, are you able to lie down in peace, and sleep.
Do you with God who lives with-in you by his Spirit help you to - be well, happy, friendly in your life by working in your heart and mind, bring you to have peace in your life?
God promised to send someone who was going to be the savior of the world, He sent him to the nation of Israel, and in this verse, we can see that the child sent was going to be called the prophet of the Highest (God); for thou shat go before the face of the LORD to prepare his ways;
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people (Israel in context) - by the remissions of their sins, through the tender of mercy of our God whereby the dayspring from on high has visited us (in that time).
Do you find peace in knowing that our salvation is completely and solely found in God through the Lord Jesus Christ who reconciles us with Him by faith? It is because of the tender mercy of God that this happened! How amazing is that?
~ ~ ~ Does this message bring you peace? This message should be taken to note that the eyes and focus was on the mission that this child would accomplish to bring forth on earth spiritual peace.
In this life on earth now today, because of the Lord Jesus Christ by the Holy Spirit that he sends through God into a believers heart will move them to have spiritual peace while on earth, and give them the ability to have good will towards men which is all attributed to God who sent this child to be able to accomplish the mission to reconcile the world back unto himself.
Today though many fight the world, instead of understanding that God has reconciled the world to himself and fighting doesn't bring peace it brings division.
I have personally have had problems like this, but look who comes in to see the disciples, and look what he says to them - Peace be with you.
Peace here in greek is:
Do not be fearful, but let peace be with you - which we can find that spiritual peace by and through our Lord Jesus Christ, who gives us peace, even peace with God because of everything he has done.
Pray to God and ask him to help you find this peace and rest, and quietness to still your heart.
Ah Paul, an amazing apostle of Christ though he deemed himself the least of them. He states here to be carnally minded is death (it can cause spiritual death), but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Naturally our fleshly inclination is to look our for ourselves, we can become defensive if someone may offend up and we react by our carnal nature to fight back and strike out like a snake that goes into kill a bird.
Carnal is defined in the greek as such:
Paul is talking about the carnal - fleshly desires and to have our mind on these things, which cause us to be mean towards others, selfish even (I am guilty of much of these things through out the course of my life), is death. This death is spiritual death or spiritual quenching - if you are a believer. All people start of spiritually dead until they come to Christ.
Christ is the one who brings forth Spiritual life to us by believing in him, and choose to follow and seek after him, and that is a hard and tough road for sure! Most assuredly in my own life it is has been tough and have had failures even today but God is good, and when we do fail. We have God who doesn't get angry with us, but we personally quench the spirit or cause spiritual death. This is why it is so good to know how good God is and that we can come to him and lay on him literally everything and he will be just to forgive us and help cleanse our heart and become spiritually alive again, it is a choice though. Between you and God.
To be spiritually minded is life, and peace. Remember that, and remember that your fleshly nature can cause you problems if you are not addressing those things personally by yourself and alone with God.
Paul goes on further to say that the kingdom of God is not - this natural life we have - eating and drinking - all of people do these things, eat and drink.
The Kingdom of God is not living by the flesh it is -> living knowing the righteousness the the Lord Jesus Christ and all that he has done to make us right because of (HIM) in which is where peace and joy come by participating in the Holy Spirit that is given to you by God!
Peace is such a great thing that we can have today spiritually through Jesus Christ, who has reconciled us to God. Do you believe in your heart that you have been reconciled to God? Ask yourself that question and be honest about it between yourself and God.
Let's look at some verses that talk about these things:
Psalm 4:8
I will both lie down in peace, and sleep;
For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.
The Psalmist here in 4:8 states I will both lie down in peace, and sleep. The Psalmist is having peace with Yahweh because he acknowledges his knowing that He Alone, makes him dwell in safety.
Think about this for you and your own relationship with Yahweh through the Lord Jesus Christ, are you able to lie down in peace, and sleep.
Do you with God who lives with-in you by his Spirit help you to - be well, happy, friendly in your life by working in your heart and mind, bring you to have peace in your life?
Luke 1:
76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
78 Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
God promised to send someone who was going to be the savior of the world, He sent him to the nation of Israel, and in this verse, we can see that the child sent was going to be called the prophet of the Highest (God); for thou shat go before the face of the LORD to prepare his ways;
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people (Israel in context) - by the remissions of their sins, through the tender of mercy of our God whereby the dayspring from on high has visited us (in that time).
Do you find peace in knowing that our salvation is completely and solely found in God through the Lord Jesus Christ who reconciles us with Him by faith? It is because of the tender mercy of God that this happened! How amazing is that?
Luke 2:
8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, 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, good will toward men.
- There were some Shepards abiding in the field and tending to their sheep by keeping watch over their flock by night. Then an Angel of of the LORD came upon them, and the glory of the LORD shown round about them and they were afraid.
- The Angel of the LORD said to them to not be afraid: For I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people. (How amazing is this - this good tiding of great joy would shall be to all people!) That is great news.
- The Angel of the LORD said unto them; For unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Saviour, which is the Anointed - Messiah - Christ the Lord (Yeshua)! When they find the child, they would see him as a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.
- Then suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of heavenly host praising God, and saying - Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, and good will toward men.
~ ~ ~ Does this message bring you peace? This message should be taken to note that the eyes and focus was on the mission that this child would accomplish to bring forth on earth spiritual peace.
In this life on earth now today, because of the Lord Jesus Christ by the Holy Spirit that he sends through God into a believers heart will move them to have spiritual peace while on earth, and give them the ability to have good will towards men which is all attributed to God who sent this child to be able to accomplish the mission to reconcile the world back unto himself.
Today though many fight the world, instead of understanding that God has reconciled the world to himself and fighting doesn't bring peace it brings division.
John 20:19 Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were [a]assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
- After Jesus Christ had resurrected, after the third day of burial - That same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled.
- So when the Disciples were all gather together, they were escaping away from the Jews - perhaps the Jews were trying to do something to the disciples while they were trying to get to their destination.
- Jesus had came and stood in the midst, said to them "Peace be with you."
I have personally have had problems like this, but look who comes in to see the disciples, and look what he says to them - Peace be with you.
Peace here in greek is:
eirēnē
i-rah'-nay
Probably from a primary verb εἴρω eirō (to join); peace (literally or figuratively); by implication prosperity: - one, peace, quietness, rest, + set at one again.
Do not be fearful, but let peace be with you - which we can find that spiritual peace by and through our Lord Jesus Christ, who gives us peace, even peace with God because of everything he has done.
Pray to God and ask him to help you find this peace and rest, and quietness to still your heart.
Romans 8:6 For to be [a]carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Ah Paul, an amazing apostle of Christ though he deemed himself the least of them. He states here to be carnally minded is death (it can cause spiritual death), but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Naturally our fleshly inclination is to look our for ourselves, we can become defensive if someone may offend up and we react by our carnal nature to fight back and strike out like a snake that goes into kill a bird.
Carnal is defined in the greek as such:
sarx
sarx
Probably from the base of G4563; flesh (as stripped of the skin), that is, (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by extension) the body (as opposed to the soul (or spirit), or as the symbol of what is external, or as the means of kindred, or (by implication) human nature (with its frailties (physically or morally) and passions), or (specifically) a human being (as such): - carnal (-ly, + -ly minded), flesh ([-ly]).
Paul is talking about the carnal - fleshly desires and to have our mind on these things, which cause us to be mean towards others, selfish even (I am guilty of much of these things through out the course of my life), is death. This death is spiritual death or spiritual quenching - if you are a believer. All people start of spiritually dead until they come to Christ.
Christ is the one who brings forth Spiritual life to us by believing in him, and choose to follow and seek after him, and that is a hard and tough road for sure! Most assuredly in my own life it is has been tough and have had failures even today but God is good, and when we do fail. We have God who doesn't get angry with us, but we personally quench the spirit or cause spiritual death. This is why it is so good to know how good God is and that we can come to him and lay on him literally everything and he will be just to forgive us and help cleanse our heart and become spiritually alive again, it is a choice though. Between you and God.
To be spiritually minded is life, and peace. Remember that, and remember that your fleshly nature can cause you problems if you are not addressing those things personally by yourself and alone with God.
Romans 14:17 for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Paul goes on further to say that the kingdom of God is not - this natural life we have - eating and drinking - all of people do these things, eat and drink.
The Kingdom of God is not living by the flesh it is -> living knowing the righteousness the the Lord Jesus Christ and all that he has done to make us right because of (HIM) in which is where peace and joy come by participating in the Holy Spirit that is given to you by God!