Promise verse for Aug 18


Morning sharing by Elder Babu James

John 14:27 “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.
Rom.5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2 by whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
And the fall of Man besides losing the fellowship with God men also lost peace .There are four aspects of peace that he lost 
  1. He lost the peace with God 
  2. He lost peace with others 
  3. He lost peace with nature 
  4. He lost peace within himself 
And that is the reason why the world today desperately searches for peace. Singapore could be one of the nations with the highest number of teen suicides per capita.  Besides, another reason why so many people who are so popular so successful but are desperately looking for Ways and Means to get peace. there are who try and get peace through meditation or through yoga but these are transient which does not bring in a lasting peace.  This does not heal the root cause.

Peace I leave with you.   When Christ was about to leave the world he made his will. His soul he committed to his Father; his body he delivered to Joseph, to be decently interred; his clothes taken away by the soldiers; his mother he left to the care of John: but what should He leave to his poor disciples, that had left all for Him? Silver and gold He had none; but He left them that which was infinitely better, hHs peace. "I leave you,but I leave my peace with you. I not only give you a title to it, but put you in possession of it.’’ 
1. The possessions that was bequeathed Peace, my peace. Peace is put for all good, and Christ has left us all needful good, all that is really and truly good, as all the purchased promised good. A peace which not only is a guarantee  of the absence of anxiety and fear but also a tranquillity of mind arising from a sense of our justification before God. This Christ calls hispeace, for he is himself our peace, Eph. 2:14. This Christ could afford to offer us as he himself is the prince of peace. Lu. 2:14.
2. To whom this possessions bequeathed: "To you, my disciples and followers, that will be exposed to trouble, and have need of peace; to you that are the sons of peace, and are qualified to receive it.’’ This legacy was left to them as the representatives of the church, to them and their successors, to them and all true Christians in all ages.
3. In what manner it is left: Not as the world giveth, give I unto you.That is, 
  • "I do not compliment you with Peace be unto you; no, it is not a mere formality, but a real blessing.’’ 
  • "The peace I give is of such a nature that the smiles of the world cannot give it, nor the misunderstandings of the world take it away.’’ 
  • "The gifts I give to you are not such as this world gives to its children and votaries, to whom it is kind.’’  The world’s gifts concern only the body and time; Christ’s gifts enrich the soul for eternity: 
  • The peace which Christ offers is infinitely more valuable than that which the world gives. The world’s peace begins in ignorance, consists with sin, and ends in endless troubles; Christ’s peace begins in grace, consists with no allowed sin, and ends at length in everlasting peace
4.  What use they should make of it:  Let not your heart be troubled,for any evils past or present, neither let it be afraidof any evil to come. Let us cast all our cares upon Christ. Not being overwhelmed with griefs and fears, but to have an assurance that leaning on the everlasting arms of our saviour.
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