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PGA Chaplain Bible Studies

Study 12 - March 31st to April 6th 2008.
Reading – John Chapter Ch14: verses 25 to 31.

What kind of peace do you have?

“I have told you this while I am still with you. The helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name will teach you everything and make you remember everything I have told you. Peace is what I leave with you; it is my own peace that I give you. I do not give it as the world does. Do not be worried or upset; do not be afraid.” John Chapter 14: verses 25 to 27. (Good News Bible)

I played some of my worse golf last Saturday in the club championships. You come off the golf course feeling anything but peaceful. There are a few like me that crack under the desire of wanting to play well; being unable to handle it. Driving home I was grateful to realise that my life does not depend on my performance on the sporting field.
Peace is also absent when I do the things I know are wrong or sometimes going nowhere in city traffic. Also when I have problems in my family, I feel churned up inside.

Jesus promises us a peace, unlike anything that is possible in this world.

But what kind of peace is it that Jesus talks about that the world cannot have?

This peace relates to what Jesus accomplishes in his life, on the cross, his rising from the dead and exaltation to glory. Jesus has come to reconcile the world to God. Jesus has accomplished this by wiping the slate clean through his love for us in dying for our sins. In short he has removed the stumbling blocks that stood between God and people.

This peace is about the relationship with God that Jesus makes possible. This peace assures us our sins are forgiven. This peace assures us there is a place in eternity for those who have embraced Jesus with all their heart. This peace lets us know that whether we shoot a70, 80, 90 or 100 on the golf course, it has no effect on the love God has for us or in receiving his peace.

It is very common for many people to have peace in life. They are content with their efforts in their personal, home and business life. Others find peace through meditation or adopting values or lifestyles that seek to avoid the pressures of modern life in particular. Many are finding ways to experience peace in a stressful world, but peace with God is very different to this. Peace with God does not come from personal effort or morality.

God is holy, just and perfect in all his ways. There are no shades of grey with God, He is light and in him there is no darkness at all. The peace God gives is a new life under the light God gives us through Jesus. There are no compromises, no deals done here. We are good at compromises, but Jesus never compromised anything in dying for us and offering us peace with God. His peace is a gift to all who believe in Jesus and seek to live in his light, obey and follow him.
This is the best kind of peace because it is with God and is eternal; all other peace is short lived.

Prayer. Thank you Jesus for the gift of peace that you alone can give that draws us into the wonderful presence of God and lasts forever. Amen.

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