Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, even so I am sending you.” And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit”. John 20:21,22 ESV
Jesus came and stood among them. He did not come to the edge and call out through the wall and deal with them as a distant deity. He wasn’t playing games with them. He wasn’t toying with their faith. He wanted them to see Him and know Him and believe in Him and love Him. That’s what He wants for us today. To know Him. To have Him draw near into our lives where no one else can go. To have Him help us in our fear the way no one else can help us. To have Him come to us. Not calling to us from a distance but coming right into our midst. Offering us three gifts, as He did the disciples. The gift of peace, the gift of power, and the gift of purpose. The opposite of peace is conflict. The opposite of power is weakness. The opposite of purpose is aimlessness. Many, many lives are ruined by conflict, weakness, and aimlessness. Jesus did not come into the world and die and rise again to ruin our lives. But to save us. He saves us from ruining our lives by becoming Himself our peace and our power and our purpose. Before Jesus says anything about power or purpose, He wants to establish peace. The order here is important. The peace that Jesus gives is before and underneath any of our empowered actions or any of our purposeful deeds. Do you know His peace, power and purpose?
PRAYER THOUGHT
Lord Jesus, thank You for giving us Your peace, power and purpose.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Lord Jesus, thank You for coming into the centre of our lives, giving us Your peace, Your power in the Holy Spirit, and Your purpose for our daily living. AMEN
INTERNATIONAL BIBLE READING ASSOCIATION (IBRA)
Psalm 12:1-4
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