Grace and Peace be to you and peace be to thine house and peace be unto all thou hast from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Oh that we have true peace through the grace of God and that we have the peace that He gives and not that the world giveth. I pray that He may strip away any ignorance and press in our heart the truth that we may not be afraid.
Extra Credit: It is a blessing to experience those times when all seems well and faith comes easily. Such times are a blessing, but they are no proof of true faith. Read the rest of this short article from Joe Terrell on the The Trail of Your Faith. It was a blessing to me and my desire that encourages you as well.
Jhn 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Jhn 14:28 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come [again] unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.
How is the Father greater than Christ?
Peace be to you, was the Jewish salutation (I Sam 25:5-6). Under those words they comprehended all manner of good to their friends, both when they greeted them or when they departed from them. Christ, about to depart from the disciples, said, Peace I leave with you. But this peace Christ leaves them is my peace, which the world can never bestow, no matter how often they may say, Peace be to you (Jer 6:13-14). The peace of this world is at best external and temporary, but the peace of Christ is internal, lasting, based on the sure promises of His Word and merits of His blood, and will strengthen and sustain His people through any trial. Therefore He tells them, Do not be troubled at my departure nor be afraid of the dangers you face, for in the midst of it you will have My presence and My peace! Taken from Bible Class Commentary by Henry Mahan
It will be well for us to look more to our love than to our joy, and expect our joy through our love – (C.H. Spurgeon)
