Shalom
The Hebrew word, Shalom, means “peace.” It was a common greeting among the Jewish community in biblical times, as well as in our own. The peace that Jesus bequeathed to us, His people, is a different brand from the worlds. “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you.” His kind of peace is distinct; it’s peculiar to the world. It passes all understanding! It is absolutely foreign and unknown to Adam’s race.
The Master’s peace has composure in tragedy; it dissolves all fear and rules the heart at death. The world’s pseudo-peace doesn’t come close in its attempt to emulate the peace that only comes from knowing Christ. Its false peace cannot even silence a condemning conscience, much less stand in the day of disaster, calamity, and catastrophe that’s coming upon the world, which will be so panic-stricken that they will choose suffocation by being buried alive (Rev.6:14-17).
The world’s peace is found in doctors, drink and drugs, while the Christian’s peace is found in Jesus alone. The peace our Lord gives can never be given us by the world, for it is not theirs to give; it’s His peace. They can’t give it, nor can they take it away, although a saint can voluntarily relinquish it.
Notice He promises to give, “My peace.” The peace He had in the storm; the peace He possessed when betrayed; the peace He enjoyed when forsaken; the peace He owned when suffering. His gift to us! What a legacy!
He committed His Spirit to the Father; His clothes to the soldiers; His body to Joseph; His mother to the care of John; but to us, His poor frail followers, He bequeathed His very own peace!
Brighten your day with this! Why don’t you?
by an Aged Saint