Let's rethink peace. For many of us, peace is something to achieve. In that sense, it's like an award you get for pulling through your hard situations or putting up with more than you thought you could. To be sure, you can have peace in those moments. But let's think of peace not as something we arrive at but something that guides us.
Isaiah 60:17 offers a hopeful promise: “I will make peace your governor." At first, that may seem more poetic, but it is actually really practical. Remember Israel's history. God's people had long been shaped by instability. They had been led by foreign kings and ruled by fear. God promised their exile would not last forever, and told of a future where God's people would no longer be governed by threats or scarcity. Instead, they would be led by peace and well-being.
Imagine if peace sat at the head of your decision-making table. What would change? Many of us are led by something, even if we don’t realize it. Pay attention to the influence anxiety, comparison, insecurity, hurry, or unmet expectations have. These invisible rulers often shape our attitudes, choices, relationships, and even our identity. But God offers a new reign: peace. Not a fake calm, but the deep, steady, restoring peace that flows from God’s presence.
When peace becomes our governor, we stop living in fear and begin living from God's wholeness. God’s promise was not only for Israel’s future. It is our life in Christ, the Prince of Peace.
Today, take a moment to reflect on what has been occupying your thoughts lately. Has fear or peace been in charge? Control or trust? Pressure or well-being? God's peace heals, guides, and restores. So, accept God's rule of peace today, and let God's peace be a doorway to life.
Stay blessed...john |
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