THE PEACE SERIES: THE PEACE OF THE LORD

    In John Mohmoh's appreciation speech for the award he recently received, he said the peace of the Lord which surpasses all understanding has contributed to his success. This got me thinking......."What is peace?" Is there a difference between peace and the peace of the Lord? Why is it so important and almost indispensable? I recall being at a service one morning; we were told to ask our neighbours what they wanted and commit that thing into prayers so I asked my neigbour, "What do you want?" and "Peace", came the simple reply from this gaily dressed neighbour of mine. And I thought to myself, why would she ask just that? Was there a raging storm under that cool beautiful exterior she was putting on?
  So back to these questions. We would first take a look at this verse to define the peace of God:
`'and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus Phillipians 4:7 (NKJV)
 This is the simple but powerful meaning of peace that the Holy Spirit led Paul to understand and he in turn has made us to understand this simple truth. Note the simplicity and yet the depth of this; the peace of God is a peace which surpasses all understanding!
  By God's grace, my subsequent posts would help us to gain insight on what the peace of God really is.
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