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The peace of God will not only be present but will guard our hearts and minds. What do we guard if not that which is precious to us?

Peace as fruit of the Spirit: If we take this analogy out a bit, fruit begs us to consider a tree. What kind of tree? What seeded and rooted this tree?

Psalm 34, verse 12 to 14 (NIV) say ‘Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.’ Pursue peace

A Prayer for Peace in the Church. We are God’s people… we seek his peace in us and among us.

We struggle to accept that the rules of a peaceful life are all written out for us. Don’t get me wrong, I think we embrace Him and embrace the Word, but we struggle to obey it. It is a gift of obedience, this peace.

Peace is an elusive thing. We likely seek peace through the world without thinking. But peace only comes from God, through his word and spirit.

Peace is something to strive for, work toward, and even once obtained is not settled in with a forever guarantee; it must still be worked over, with each new thing in our lives that may unsettle that peace. How the Hebrew word describes peace.

Peace with God came in the Old Testament through obedience, but all have failed to maintain the obedience necessary, so God sent a gift of His Son. Jesus came to establish peace between us and God.

This peace is a host of things within us that may also war against our personal peace: forgiveness, trust, busyness, self-esteem, decisions, broken relations, fear, our past and so much more. What does God say peace is? Seek His peace through the year with us on InspiritEncourage.