The above words may be familiar because this blessing is still pronounced in many churches today. But do you grasp its full magnitude? Do you realize who is speaking? It is the Lord, the Creator. His very name and character guarantee that he can give the promised peace. He graciously wants to bestow this on us.
but everything has its price. Peace is no exception. It cannot be bought with money, yet a high prices was paid for it. It cost Someone his life! The Son of God died on a cross in order that there would be peace between God and people He died to reconcile people one with another and with themselves.
So peace is a gift. It is given to those who want to accept it and who meet its conditions. Peace can never be separated from a personal relationship with God. It branches out to all aspects of our lives.
The offer of peace can be trusted. God is its guarantee. Wether we personally enjoy this peace is entirely in our own hands. God extends the offer. The acceptance depends on us.
By Gien Karssen, taken from "Women's Devotional Bible 2"
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