“…And His name shall be called, Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” The name of Jesus has always been associated with peace. He came to give peace to those who would give Him their lives by putting their faith in Him. Those of us who have trusted Jesus as Savior know Him as The Prince of Peace. The peace of Jesus is “peace in spite of…” What this means is that we have the peace of Jesus in our lives in spite of all that is going on around us. In John 16:33, Jesus said: “These things have I spoken unto you, that in me you shall have peace. In the world you will have tribulation (trouble) but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” Jesus did not promise a trouble-free life, but He did offer His peace. We have His peace no matter what is happening in the world. Whatever troubles you are encountering at this moment, Jesus has promised that you can have peace in spite of it. I have had to claim this promise many times in my life, and it always brings a sense of peace to my mind and heart. This brings me to: The peace of Jesus is peace in our hearts and minds. Paul illustrated this for us in Philippians 4:6-7: “Be careful (anxious) about nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God. 7. And the peace of God shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” I pray that you have claimed this peace of heart and mind for your life. The peace that we have in Jesus should help us live in peace with each other. We need to invite The Prince of Peace into the fellowship of our churches. Before we break fellowship with each other over the little nit picking things that we fuss about, we need to claim the peace that we have in our hearts and minds for our church fellowship. When we do this, the world can see The Prince of Peace at work in our lives and see the need to claim Jesus as their Savior. Just saying….. Bro. Joe
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