Jehovah Shalom-God of Peace!

Isaiah 54:10 (NRSV) For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but My Steadfast Love shall not depart from you, and my Covenant of Peace shall not be removed, says the Lord, who has compassion on you.

We conclude our short foray into encountering the Names of God with Jehovah Shalom—God of Peace. I give you today’s reflection as a special blessing upon you all …

Shalom means completeness/soundness and well-being. It also mean material prosperity, physical safety and spiritual well-being all of which arise out of God’s Righteousness and Truth. In Christ our peace has come. When we first believe we have peace with God—the removal of sin’s enmity through the sacrifice of Christ. Inward peace then follows, unhindered by the world’s strife. Peace in our inner-man and outer relationships are part of the purpose for which Christ died. Such peace is indicative of the work of God’s Holy Spirit work, however we must also be an active partner in this peace-making, not merely as the elimination of discord, but as the harmony and true functioning of the body of Christ.

Tomorrow we will begin a short series on the Armour of God.

1 Thessalonians 5:23 (NRSV) May the God of peace himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.