"Now the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the eternal covenant, even Jesus our Lord, 21equip you in every good thing to do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.” Hebrews 13:20-21
Shalom is more than just simply peace; it is a complete peace. It is a feeling of contentment, completeness, wholeness, well-being and harmony which was initiated and provided by God alone, “for God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes on Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. “ John 3:16
Shalom is peace with God, not just a cessation from conflict and war, but a Peace that has no enmity with God, a peace that has a right relationship with God, a peace that has harmony and balance with the God of the universe! If you have peace with the God of the universe, you have true harmony and balance in life.
Balance in a right relationship with God brings great peace of safety, security, Joy, Love, comfort, wholeness, Completeness, Contentment and Happiness in the midst of a corrupt and depraved world of violence, hatred, sin, death, destruction in the realm of this dark age, ruled by the spirits of the power of the air; Balance with God in the Midst of our needs and unsatisfied wants; balance with God in uncertain circumstances of our lives; balance with God to provide when our finances are out of balance. And what greater balance to have before God is to have zero indebtedness of the penalty of sin before our holy God! For The Blood of the Eternal Covenant—Even Jesus Christ’s own blood paid in full that which we could not ever pay, and His blood alone paid the price on behalf of His beloved Elect--even his Bride, the Church of His eternal Covenant.
You will never have Shalom (Harmony, peace and Balance) with God, if you have sin in your life. You will never have Shalom with God, Isaiah the Prophet reminds us of this irrevocable truth:
Isaiah 57: 20-21 “But the wicked are like the tossing sea, For it cannot be quiet, And its waters toss up refuse and mud. 21"There is no peace," says my God, "for the wicked."
if you do not have God the Son in your life. You will never have Peace with God, if the “prince of Peace”-“Sar –Shalom” does not rule your heart. When sin rules your life and heart, your life will be out of balance: full of strife, enmity, hatred, pride and arrogance, insecurity, discontentment, incompleteness, disharmony, un-holiness, death, destruction and darkness. Hence, this peace does not or can it ever originate within you, nor is it founded upon yourself. This Shalom can never be sourced from your own being, this peace can never be derived from yourself --no matter what you do there will be no peace. It is not found within yourself or any other--except to be found in “the Prince of Peace” (SAR Shalom! Isaiah 9:6)
Isaiah 9:6 “For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.”
This Shalom is given, provided and constantly abiding never taken away by the forces of darkness and the rulers, principalities and spirits of the power of the air and the world forces of our flesh and all that appeals to the flesh.
The ownership and source of Peace is Jesus. Indeed, Jesus says, "Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful “John 14:26-27. Hence, Jesus is the giver and Grantor of this Peace, because He is the source and provider of this Peace, because in Him does this peace originate and upon Him is this peace founded! Apart from Him no peace will ever originate or can ever be founded!
And His blood is the eradicator of our enmity with God, His shed blood provides the means whereby we receive forgiveness and cleansing from sin and peace and reconciliation with God. His blood is the means whereby we have the way of Shalom made more certain and the surety of our Peace made ever secure; His Shed blood provides the Entrance through the doorway of Shalom, thus making the status of our Shalom for a right standing and a harmonious, balanced relationship with God Romans 5:1-2 “Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand…”
This Peace is indeed offered through God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, Philippians 1:2 “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ…”
This Peace is Sealed upon our hearts through the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit by Faith given through the Lord Jesus Christ, in the Blood of the eternal covenant, I Peter 1:2”…According to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace be yours in the fullest measure.”
--If you do not have This Shalom, you do not have the blood of Jesus to cleanse you and you do not have eternal Shalom with Almighty God!
Therefore, reach out to God our Father and God the Son and God the Holy Spirit that the Prince of peace may bless your life with eternal and abiding Shalom now and this coming year of 2014 and unto all eternity forever in a Harmonious peaceful Relationship with God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit!
Shalom to you, my family and Friends Through God my Father and The LORD Jesus Christ in the Sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit!
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