So Gideon built an altar there to the Lord, and
called it The Lord
Is Peace. Judges 6:24.
Shalom means Peace. Our
God is the prince of peace. As the people of Israelites did evil in the sight of the Lord,
God delivered them into the hands of Midianites for seven years. The Midianites
destroyed the crops sown by Israelites, their cattle and riches. So, all the people of Israelites lived in
fear and danger.
During
that time, God spoke to Gideon “Peace! Do not be afraid” – Judges 6:23. So
Gideon built an altar there to the Lord and called it “The Lord is Peace”. God used Gideon mightily and gave Midianites
into his hands. During difficult situations, let us build an altar of God’s
peace in our heart and surely victory will follow us.
Isaiah 26: 3 says
that, “You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You, because
he trusts on You”. No matter what is happening, let’s keep our mind stayed on
God and trust Him. God will give us the perfect peace when our mind is stayed
on Him instead of focusing on our problems. When God of peace is with us, we can
experience peace in any situation. Let the peace of Christ rule our mind and
heart.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are the God of peace
who can give us the perfect peace which the world can never give. Let your
peace that surpasses all our understanding guard our heart and mind. In Jesus
name we pray. Amen.
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