True Peace Comes From The Prince Of Peace

 

 

We often think of peace as the absence of external conflict. But true peace is the absence of internal conflict. Scripture tells us in Isaiah 26:3, “You [God] will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.” In Psalm 4:8, David writes, “I will both lie down in peace and sleep for You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.” And Jesus says in John 14:27, “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” In closing his second letter to the Thessalonian church, Paul refers to Jesus as the “Lord of peace.” And this is consistent with Isaiah’s foretelling in Isaiah 9:6 of the birth of the Messiah: “For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder. And his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” 

The world offers forgeries of peace. From deep breathing exercises and positive thinking to feng shui furniture design—you name it, it’s been tried. These may provide a temporary degree of external calmness, but they can never give us lasting unshakeable internal peace in the deepest recesses of our soul. This kind of peace—true peace—can come only through Jesus—the Author of Peace, the Prince of Peace, the One who IS our peace: Jehovah Shalom.  

~From 40 Days of the Names, Titles, and Attributes of God, by Gina L. Diorio

 

Stay Encouraged and Be Blessed!

For God So Loved The World

 

 

But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting.
Micah 5:2 NKJV

Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.
Isaiah 7:14 NKJV

I will declare the decree: The Lord has said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.'
Psalm 2:7 NKJV

For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6 NKJV

"Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper, And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth."
Jeremiah 23:5 NKJV

But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
Galatians 4:4 NKJV

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:14 NKJV

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 1:18 NKJV

“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”
Matthew 1:23 NKJV

“Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. He will not cry out, nor raise His voice, Nor cause His voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench; He will bring forth justice for truth. He will not fail nor be discouraged, Till He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands shall wait for His law.
Isaiah 42:1-4 NKJV

Stay Encouraged and Be Blessed!
 

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For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given. And the government shall be upon his shoulder. And his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 9:6

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