“Send him to meet them and ask, ‘Do you come in peace?’ ” When the lookout standing on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu’s troops approaching, he called out, “I see some troops coming.” In an interesting snippet of the story, Jehu offers this commentary on counterfeit peace. 2 Kings 9:20 NIV Jehu confronts counterfeit peace. The driving is like that of Jehu son of Nimshi-he drives like a maniac. His impetuous enthusiasm gained him the reputation as a maniac driver.
#He will keep in perfect peace whose eyes are fixed on you driver#
Philippians 4:6–7 NLT Consider the case of the maniac driver who questioned peace.Īfter Jehu had been anointed as king of the northern kingdom of Israel, he set about to cleanse the realm of Baal worship. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. We will evidence the Spirit’s fruit of peace when we cease our pursuit of comfort with its resulting turmoil and find our security through Christ instead.ĭon’t worry about anything instead, pray about everything. Then you would have had peace flowing like a gentle riverĪnd righteousness rolling over you like waves in the sea.” Isaiah 48:17–18 NLT Oh, that you had listened to my commands! If you find yourself experiencing the symptom of turmoil, consider what means of comfort you are employing to counterfeit God’s fruit of peace.Īnd leads you along the paths you should follow.
Apart from God’s empowerment, we settle for the feeble counterfeits of God substitutes. While attempting to evade the pain of life, our quest for comfort brings the consequences of sin and illicit dependencies. The pursuit of comfort most assuredly leads to all we have sought to avoid and results in turmoil. Our relational connections to people, positions, and possessions serve to vanquish stress and strain. We choose rather to be at ease by creating an environment where the circumstances and situations favor us. Consequently, submission is too demanding and taxing and infringes on our sense of control. Isaiah 26:3–4 NLT Comfort is the counterfeit fruit of peace.īut humanity desires a Christ-less comfort. It is achieved by the release of self to the care of a trusted Savior, who in turn assures the individual of a promise of safekeeping that moves one to believe all is well.įor the LORD GOD is the eternal Rock. Peace resides when the soul has been brought to balance by the work of Christ calming the turmoil of the heart. We experience peace in the presence of finding Christ relevant to our situation even when we cannot be in control. There is strength in knowing that while all around us is in flux and failure, Jesus provides spiritual stability beyond the normal boundaries of this existence. As a result, in the midst of conflict, we can experience the absence of fear, dread, and impending doom as we rest in the presence of His safety, tranquility, and contentment.Ī continuous relationship with Jesus Christ overflows with peace that comes from entrusting every struggle to Him. In other words, it is the evidence of one who is dependent on Christ to provide the ability to cope with the problems, pain, and perplexities of living. Peace is the fruit of the Holy Spirit that supplies security in Christ, who provides all that is needed for life and godliness.
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