“I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.” (John 14:27 NLT)
Worldly peace is circumstantial, short-term, transient. Thus, it tends to be accompanied by fear--fear of instability, distress, abandonment, suffering, and loss. Wouldn’t it be great to have a higher level of peace? A peace that is satisfying, long-term, unshakable, eternal?
“The term Holy Spirit is actually another name for the experience of eternal life working in human beings here and now.” (My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers)
How can we experience this Holy Spirit, this eternal peace here and now?
When the Spirit is inside us, not merely walking beside us--when our hearts and minds are saturated by Grace, when the Holy Spirit has taken over all control--then, we experience God’s peace that surpasses human logic and worldly circumstances.
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