Peace

“‘Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the LORD!’ Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”

Luke 19:38

When Isaiah the prophet foretold the birth of Israel’s Messiah, “Prince of Peace” was one of the names he gave to Him. All the names—“Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace”—reflected the heaven from which He would come (Isaiah 9:6). And when Jesus came and entered Jerusalem to prepare for His passion, the crowds called out, “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” (Luke 19:38).

Heaven is indeed a Kingdom of peace. And when Jesus taught His disciples how to live in a world characterized by a lack of peace, He taught them to pray that God’s will would be done “on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10). There is peace in heaven, and Jesus wants His disciples to have peace on earth until eternal peace is realized in the new Jerusalem. But how? Through prayer. The apostle Paul writes that when we commit every care and concern to God through prayer, the heavenly peace of God will guard our hearts and minds (Philippians 4:6-7).

If you have lost your peace, get it back through prayer. Commit every troubling thought to God, and receive heavenly peace in return.

When we lack the peace of God, we should turn to our peace with God.

ROBERT M. HORN