Today’s devotion is Luke 24:36-43.
“36 While they were telling these things, He Himself stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be to you.”
37 But they were startled and frightened and thought that they were seeing a spirit.
38 And He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?
39 “See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; touch Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.”
40 And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet.
41 While they still could not believe it because of their joy and amazement, He said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?”
42 They gave Him a piece of a broiled fish;
43 and He took it and ate it before them.” Luke 24:36-43.
When we receive news that seems to shake our world as the disciples felt after Jesus was crucified, we need to turn to Jesus and be reminded of those words: “Peace be to you. … it is I Myself …”
Peace is not pride.
Peace is not place.
Peace is not possessions.
Peace is a Person, The Prince of Peace.
We often wrongly think:
1. I will experience peace if I do what is right (pride).
2. I will experience peace if I am in the right place.
3. I will experience peace if I have the right possessions.
We refrain from peace until that future occurrence of pride, place, or possessions.
We need to be reminded of the peace that we already have through Christ.
“For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us;…
Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 (emphasis added).
Jesus said: “`Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful'”. John 14:27.
The world gives flashes of “fool’s gold” peace dependent on pride, place, and possessions that quickly come and go.
Christ gives us His peace that will never leave.
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