#PEACE BE WITH YOU MEANING FREE#

“He is our peace” ( Ephesians 2:14), and this peace is the farewell gift to the disciples from whom He is now departing. “Peace on earth” was the angels’ message when they announced His birth “peace to you” was His own greeting when He returned victorious from the grave. He repeats it with the emphatic “My,” and speaks of it as an actual possession which He imparts to them. He will leave them as a legacy the gift of “peace.” And this peace is more than a meaningless sound or even than a true wish. Men said to each other when they met and parted, “Shalom! Shalom!” (Peace! Peace!) just as they say the “Salaam! Salaam!” in our own day. Believe that, that peace which the Lord gives can be with you, at all times, no matter the situation.Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(27) Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you.-The immediate context speaks of His departure from them ( John 14:25 John 14:28), and it is natural therefore to understand these words as suggested by the common Oriental formulas of leave-taking.

We say during our church services, “The Peace of the Lord be with you.” Let’s not just say it but believe in it. They help us overcome our past, deal with our present, and believe in the future.

They can affect and impact every segment of our life. He is alive and well and His words are living and active. Jesus commanded them to go, go into the world teaching and preaching good news to everyone they met. He gave them a part in a mission that really matters. To them He said, “as the Father has sent me, so I send you.” They were given a future mission beyond their wildest dreams. When Jesus passed through the door and spoke those words, He gave the disciples a glorious future.

We don’t know what the future holds, but for the believer in Christ we know who holds the future. There’s hope and peace that surpasses and transcends everything that happens. The future of world stability and peace is uncertain. People living side by side one another can’t seem to get along. Everyday there seems more and more tension mounting, in particular, the Middle East and Korea. We see the war on terrorism unfolding with no visible end in sight. There’s a prevailing attitude of fear and pessimism that’s rippling throughout our society. We can also be at peace with the present. He makes it possible for us to be at peace with our past. He has the authority to do so as given by God the Father.

#PEACE BE WITH YOU MEANING FREE#

Jesus can forgive your past and set you free from it. He would offer to that person the spoken words, “Peace be with you.” God can speak wholeness into our past, and help us overcome it. This is what I believe Christ would say to a person struggling to overcome a past that was not pleasant. When Jesus says, “Peace be with you,” it’s more than just a cliché’, it’s a pronouncement of peace over a person’s whole being. But with God’s help you can be at peace with it. Your past isn’t likely to be forgotten anytime soon. Jesus Christ can help you get past your past. It means that you can be at peace with your past. What do the words “Peace be with you” mean. The words spoken by Jesus to His disciples still need to be heard today, “Peace be with You.” It’s a pronouncement of well being and wholeness. When the risen Christ said, “Peace be with you,” I believe He meant for us to hear those words also.

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