He Himself is Our Peace
He Himself is Our Peace
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For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility.
— Ephesians 2:14-16 (ESV)
— Ephesians 2:14-16 (ESV)
Paul makes a striking statement: "For he himself is our peace." Not that Jesus gives peace, though He does. Not that Jesus makes peace, though He did. But that Jesus IS peace. Peace is not merely something He provides; peace is who He is.
This means that when you have Jesus, you have peace—regardless of your circumstances. Peace isn't found in the absence of conflict but in the presence of Christ. The Hebrew concept of shalom encompasses wholeness, completeness, harmony, and well-being. Jesus embodies all of this.
Notice how this peace was achieved: "through the cross, thereby killing the hostility." The cross is where hostility died. The very instrument of violence became the instrument of peace. The place of death became the birthplace of reconciliation. On that cross, Jesus absorbed the hostility between God and humanity, between Jew and Gentile, between sinner and sinner. He took it into Himself and put it to death.
This means that when you have Jesus, you have peace—regardless of your circumstances. Peace isn't found in the absence of conflict but in the presence of Christ. The Hebrew concept of shalom encompasses wholeness, completeness, harmony, and well-being. Jesus embodies all of this.
Notice how this peace was achieved: "through the cross, thereby killing the hostility." The cross is where hostility died. The very instrument of violence became the instrument of peace. The place of death became the birthplace of reconciliation. On that cross, Jesus absorbed the hostility between God and humanity, between Jew and Gentile, between sinner and sinner. He took it into Himself and put it to death.
1. Where in your life do you need to experience Christ as your peace today?
2. What hostility needs to die at the foot of His cross?
2. What hostility needs to die at the foot of His cross?
Lord Jesus, You are my peace. Help me to rest in who You are, not just in what You give. Bring Your shalom to the areas of turmoil in my life. Amen.
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