The Testimony of Peace

Job 6-8; Acts 12 

“So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him. The night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains…”

Acts 12:5, 6

Peter was imprisoned, bound by chains, guarded, facing a death sentence yet sleeping peacefully.

How was this possible?

Peace is not dependent on our circumstances, but rather on the reality of the Holy Spirit’s presence in our lives. The kingdom of God is righteousness, peace, and joy through the Holy Spirit indwelling us. The reality of this kingdom is greater than the kingdoms of this world. Herod could not hold Peter imprisoned if God chose to release him. The church was praying to God because they, too, were living in the reality of Christ’s ultimate authority in the kingdom of God, far above all rule and authority, title, and dominion on earth. Peter’s life rested in the hands of God and so can ours.

“Lord Jesus, fill me with the reality of your peace, for your glory.”