TRUTH#1: PEACE
Joh 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as
the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let
it be afraid.
The Hebrew word for "Peace"
is Shalom. Shalom is not just absence of war or a state
of serenity or quietness. It infers wellness,
health, prosperity, rest, safety and
wholeness.
The disciples who left everything to
follow Jesus spent almost all their days with him. 3-1/2 years they journeyed, ministered, ate, drank and slept
with him. Not one day, they were without Him.
Their whole world was only Jesus.
Now when a time came for Jesus to announce to them about his departure
from the earth, His friends were puzzled, troubled, confused. They argued, they fought, they questioned such
a prospect. In short, they cannot think
of a world without Jesus. They could not
accept that Jesus is going to die!
Closer home, when our loved ones
suddenly vanish from the scene or when the medicos declare that their days are
numbered, our hearts are troubled. We
are restless, sleepless, worried. We
are not prepared to lose them. We treat
more, spend more, pray more, fast more. But in the end, the most unexpected
happens.
Jesus was actually preparing his
disciples for the most difficult and challenging phase of their life. He left no big money, no great wealth, no
mega ministry for his disciples to carry forward. In fact, he left them with
nothing. But he gave to them the
greatest treasure of all called PEACE. A
PEACE that belonged only to him.
I think Jesus was effectually telling
them, "Friends, my death is surely going to cause a great amount of fear
and depression in your hearts. Like a
disease this may even kill you. But I
have an anti-dote, a vaccine, a remedy which you cannot get in the world. It is called Peace. As disciples, as my co-heirs, I give that
Peace to you. Only when you apply this
peace vaccine in your life, you will be able to withstand the attack of sorrow and separation".
As Disciples of Jesus Christ we received this peace, when we received Jesus in our lives.
You must be vaccinated with this
PEACE OF JESUS to reverse the effects of the virus called SORROW!
Peace be upon you.
Tomorrow…
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