Be Our Peace
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“He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD His God. And they will live securely, for then His greatness will reach to the ends of the earth. And He will be their peace” (Micah 5:4, 5).
Micah prophesied about the coming Messiah: He would come from the tribe of Judah (5:2), He was present for all eternity (5:2), He would lead His people and they would be secure in Him (5:4), He would be peace for His people (5:5).
Stop and think about that for a moment. The Messiah would not simply bring peace, but He would BE peace. Before Jesus – the Messiah – came, we were separated from God, unable to be in relationship with Him.
“Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior” (Colossians 1:21).
Therefore, Micah was predicting a time when the people would not just be freed from strife and conflict, but a time of reconciliation with God. The New Testament declares that Micah’s prophesy was fulfilled by Jesus.
“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God” (Romans 5:1, 2).
“Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation” (Romans 5:11).
“All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ.” (2 Corinthians 5:18)
Heavenly Father, thank you that we have peace with You through Jesus. Thank you for Your Word which reminds me of this great truth. Amen.
Questions: How is the difference between Jesus bringing peace and Jesus being peace significant to you? What benefits have you reaped by being reconciled to God?
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This was a blessing for me personally.
The difference between Jesus bringing peace and being peace is, for me, the difference between OUTSIDE and INSIDE. i was always “seeking” His peace from outside sources when i received His wisdom which revealed it was INside of me the whole time. HIs Spirit is being birthed INside of me. He has to be at the center of all my tumultuous emotions. Peace is now a weapon against the enemy. When anything is on the OUTside, it can be taken away or destroyed. Everything for me now is His shield on the INside and him commanding Angels on the outside. As for being reconciled…everytime i went my own way i suffered the consequences. i had a very stubborn rebellious nature from the brokenness of my formative years. i was never taught any of lifes lessons but the way of hard knocks and self destruction. Being reconciled is being brought to safety and wisdom which in turn gives me patience. i found out God is definately NOT into time as we know it and when He wants me to understand something, he will cause it to happen in a flash of a moment and when this happens, i then have the choice to obey. i discovered the only REAL competition is ME!