Established Peace

 Isaiah 25-28; Hebrews 13 

“You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast because he trusts in you…Lord, you establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished you have done for us.”

Isaiah 26:3, 12

“May the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will…”

Hebrews 13:20, 21

Peace within comes from God who both established our peace through Christ’s atoning blood sacrifice and keeps us in this peace through his indwelling Holy Spirit in our lives. The foundation of this peace in our lives is our faith or trust in God for our salvation and for our very lives as we place them in the hand of God. We choose to declare the Lord Jesus as our great Shepherd and surrender to him all our cares, concerns, troubles, fears, struggles, and plans. The humility to surrender control of our lives and all our involvements to Jesus also means that he receives the glory for all he accomplishes through our lives. 

Are we experiencing this level of peace?

What is our Shepherd inviting us to do or to declare?

“Lord Jesus, I surrender all to you. Thank you for your peace.”