Peace Be with You

II Thessalonians 3:16 says, "Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way." So who is the Lord of peace? Jesus is. Peace is different than not peace. If you don't have peace at your job then you won't want to go to work. If you don't have peace in your marriage or with your family then there is fighting and no one is happy. Peace here means tranquility, safety and prosperity. Our Lord is the Prince of Peace―the prince of tranquility, safety and prosperity. Jesus told us that He gives us His peace, but in how many ways does He give us peace? Here it says our Lord wants to give us peace in every way. Not just peace in one place, but in all places of our life. And guess what? Only He could possibly accomplish that. So how do you get this peace that He is promising you? What do you have to do? Act a certain way? Jump through some hoops? Nope. Actually, it's a gift. It is something that He is giving you, which means you can’t earn it. But when you have it, people will say, "Hey, how come you're not all freaked out?" And then you'll be like, "My Lord is the Lord of peace, and He's giving it away like it grows on trees.”

Pastor Jason Anderson
Living Word Bible Church
Scottsdale | Mesa | Ahwatukee