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John 14:27 - Peace Like No Other.John 14:27 (NLT) "I am leaving you with a gift - peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don't be troubled or afraid.John 14:27 (CWR) I want you to have the same inner peace that I have - not the kind of peace that the world gives, but that abiding peace with the Father that only I can give. Don't be afraid of Him, because He loves you. INTRODUCTION The Holy Spirit's work brings deep and lasting peace to our hearts and minds. Unlike worldly peace, which is usually defined as the absence of conflict, Jesus' peace gives us confident assurance in any circumstance. With his peace, we have no need to fear the present or the future. Sin, fear, uncertainty, doubt, and despair are at war within us, but the peace of God restrains these hostile forces and offers comfort in place of conflict. Jesus says he will give us that peace if we are willing to accept it from him. When you feel the stress of life, allow the Holy Spirit to fill you with Jesus' peace. [Life Application SB 2019] COMMENTARY PEARL What is peace? You have seen a water puddle in the road, I'm sure. It is peaceful. There is not the slightest stirring in it. The water is smooth and unruffled. The colors of nature are reflected in it. That is not peace, but stagnant death! Have you ever seen a child spinning a top? When the top is going its fastest, it is at perfect rest. The peace of God is perfection of energy; it is a healthy vigor of the soul. The peace of God is not the peace of stoicism or passivity. It is the most intense activity. Some people say that they are tired of life; they mean to say that they are tired of dying. They are tired of the spiritual death that stops activity. They are tired of life getting so sluggish. What does Jesus say? "I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly" (John 10:10). Everything in this natural world is pitted against you, and unless you have His life you will never have real peace. Lord, thank You for inner peace in the midst of a troubled world. [Devotions For A Deeper Life A Daily Devotional by Oswald Chambers] COMMENTARY This peace is not the peace that comes through conformity to the world. Christ never purchased peace by compromise with evil. The peace that Christ left His disciples is internal rather than external and was ever to remain with His witnesses through strife and contention... What was the strength of those who in the past have suffered persecution for Christ's sake? It was union with God, union with the Holy Spirit, union with Christ. Reproach and persecution have separated many from earthly friends, but never from the love of Christ. Never is the tempest-tried soul more dearly loved by His Saviour than when he is suffering reproach for the truth's sake. "I will love him," Christ said, "and will manifest Myself to him." John 14:21. When for the truth's sake the believer stands at the bar of earthly tribunals, Christ stands by his side. When he is confined within prison walls, Christ manifests Himself to him and cheers his heart with His love. When he suffers death for Christ's sake, the Saviour says to him, They may kill the body, but they cannot hurt the soul. "Be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." "Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness." John 16:33; Isaiah 41:10. "They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth forever. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about His people from henceforth even forever." "He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in His sight." AA 84-6 LINKS FOR FURTHER STUDY John 14:27 - Peace Like No Other. https://www.abible.com/devotions/2024/20241022-1341.html https://www.abible.com/devotions/2024/20240731-1257.html https://www.abible.com/devotions/2022/20220723-0834.html http://www.abible.com/devotions/2020/20200911-0915.html John 14:27 - Pursuing Peace. http://www.abible.com/devotions/2020/20200404-0943.html John 14:27 - Jesus: A Peace Like No Other! http://www.abible.com/devotions/2014/20140213-2059.html John 16:33 - Genuine Peace is Found in a Relationship with Jesus Christ! https://www.abible.com/devotions/2024/20240715-1221.html Isaiah 26:3 - Peace That Surpasses All Understanding. (update) https://www.abible.com/devotions/2025/20250227-1451.html Philippians 4:6-7 - Goodbye to Worry. https://www.abible.com/devotions/2024/20240114-0900.html LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT https://abible.com/links/ |