The Hebrew word “shalom” means more than just “calm” or “no war”.  It carries with it the idea of completeness, wholeness. Shalom is about all the pieces being together and in the right place. This Old Testament understanding serves as the foundation of the New Testament use of “peace” as well.

Jesus’ life wasn’t marked by tranquility and quiet all the time, and yet he had peace. The peace of Jesus flowed from his relationship with his Father.

Luke 4:28-30 – wild moment in the synagogue

Matthew 8 – a day in the life of Jesus

‭‭John‬ ‭14‬:‭27 – Jesus gives us his peace.

‭‭John‬ ‭14‬:‭27 – Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.

The world we live in makes it hard to have peace and the devil wants to rob us of our peace – we need to fight for peace!

There are two parts of our fight for peace:

Colossians‬ ‭3‬:‭15‬ – Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts

Philippians 4:6-9 – Peace of God will guard your hearts and minds

Romans 16:20a – “The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet”