The Gift Of Peace

Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

--John 14:27 (NKJV)

Prince of Peace,

Thank You for the gift of peace which You bought for each one of us when You gave Your life on the cross for our sin.

Thank You that, within the heart of this gift of peace, true reconciliation with God is made possible and that within this reconciliation is freedom from all fears—past, present and future.

Thank You that it is not like the peace that the world offers, which is imperfect, untrustworthy, temporary, dependent on circumstances, and tainted by the sin of man.

Thank You that Your peace is perfect, everlasting, not dependent on the what the world does or does not do, or the circumstances that I may face—that it resides deep within my spirit and goes beyond my ability to even comprehend it.

Thank You that because of Your peace, I have the power to guard my heart against being troubled by things in my past or the trials that I face today. 

Thank you that in that peace, I can keep my heart from fearing those things that remain to be seen.

Thank You that in so guarding my heart, I can remain in Your peace always.

Thank You for the gift of peace which You bought for each one of us when You gave Your life on the cross for our sin.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.