Peace

This teaching was presented to God’s Girls Ministry Women’s Bible
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PEACE

The three section painting at the Circuit,  is appropriately placed; between the blood of Christ (JOY) and glory (HONOR) is His PEACE. He is our peace in the middle of our storm.
There are four aspects of peace:
Peace with God
Peace from God
Peace of God
Peace in God
Romans 5:1 KJV
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
We have peace with God because of our justification by faith. God justified us, as if we never sinned. God freely justified us when we made Jesus Lord and believed that God raised him from the dead by faith. The justification had nothing to do with our works or goodness or anything we did or did not do. We have been reconciled; we have been made right with God because of what Jesus did. [Romans 5:18]


John 14:27 AMP
Peace I leave with you; my [own] peace I now give and bequeath to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid [stop allowing yourselves to be agitated and disturbed; and do not permit yourselves to be fearful and intimidated and cowardly and unsettled.]


Ephesians 2:14 AMP
For He is [Himself] our peace (our bond of unity and harmony). He has made us both (Jew and Gentile) one (body), and has broken down (destroyed, abolished) the hostile dividing wall between us.

Jesus Christ is the Prince of Peace. His peace keeps us from inner turmoil. Our own efforts will not keep us from inner turmoil or keep us in peace. It is from what He has done. Let’s RELAX & LET Jesus be Jesus in us. Everything Jesus is, we have in us. And He is peace. [Colossians 1:27]


Philippians 4:7 KJV
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Isaiah 26:3 KJV
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.Purposely shift and think your mind on Christ Jesus. Get a control of your mind and stay your mind on the Lord.

Ephesians 6:11-18
11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.


I could never wrap my mind around wimpy sandals for the shoes spoken of in Ephesians 6:15. I could see the heavy armor of the other parts but always imagined sandals. That never made sense to me. As I studied this I found out that the shoes the Roman soldiers wore were no ordinary shoes. They were elaborate. The soles were metal and leather with hobnail spikes on the bottoms. These spikes were used to plant their feet in the ground to keep them from being moved. Even in rocky places, they could stand fast and firm. Some of the spikes were longer so they could do damage to the enemy. The shoes also has shin armour on them to protect their shins and ankles. They were butt kickin’ shoes.


Even in rocky places we aren’t going to slip or fall and we can kick the enemy out of there! Strap on your spiked, armored boots. Plant your feet in peace so you won’t be moved.
Think about peace. There’s no the stress, relaxing on the beach, listening to the waves, no war kind of peace. Then there is the Hebrew word, Shalom, kind of peace. The Hebrew people speak Shalom over each other as a greeting a lot. The Hebrew written language is read from right to left. The first letter is a symbol of teeth, which is consuming, biting. The second symbol is the shepherd’s rod of correction, guidance and authority. The third symbol is a tent peg, which stabilizes and anchors. The last letter is the water symbol.


Shalom is a breakthrough kind of word; that breaks through the authority that brings chaos to bring peace. When you say, " Shalom," you are bringing peace to a chaotic situation. Speak shalom over our neighborhoods, our city, our country. It is a declaring-a release- a declaration to a situation, or place because we have the authority in Christ. It’s a declaration, creative kind of word.


Shalom is completeness, wholeness, safeness, wellness, soundness, prosperity, harmony, absence of discord and strife, health. It covers all categories of our life, body, soul & spirit, all situations, all aspects of you.


Luke 10:2-6
2 Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
3 Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.
4 Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.
5 And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.
6 And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.


When Jesus sent out the seventy, he said the harvest is plenteous but the laborers are few. Go like lambs, and he said to say shalom to the house you enter, that way all the chaos would leave. And if peace is not there, it will come back to you.

Matthew 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.



Our inheritance is to carry Jesus and all he is; it is our authority and responsibility to shalom over others.Because God is my Father, I can do the family business. I am in the family with the right and privilege and authority and responsibility. The situation changes when we walk in to the room! Be cognizant of this more.If we were royalty like the Queen of England, the whole room would stop, take notice of whatever we do or say and we could have whatever we say. We have the ability to do this spiritually. Our authority breaks down and tears down any structure of chaos, over a city, over our workplace, over everything. The peace of God breaks down heaviness. We have the ability to speak peace over our family, speak shalom over sickness.


-Mary Crowder