GraceDover Messages

Peace I Leave With You


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Psalm 67:1-7 & John 14:23-29
The sixth Sunday of Easter we find our Savior preparing his servants for what is about to happen. There is a very disturbing time that awaits them in the departure of their Master, Teacher, Friend, and Lord, Jesus. Jesus warns them about his leaving, but he seeks to shape their point of view. He tells them, "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.” 
Peace is a gift from Christ. When you find that you are in trouble or about to receive some upsetting news, it is good to know that Jesus has said, “ Peace I leave with you…” Peace is not the absence of war, but it is deep security and being in harmony with God and men. How do we exercise this peace? By obeying his teaching. What is the confidence that we will have this peace? The Son and Father will make their home in you. On what grounds can you be at peace? It is because Jesus is going away and coming back to us.
The peace Jesus left us is pictured in the Lord’s Table where the drama of Christ’s departure, peacemaking, and return are on full display as we obey his teachings in eating the bread and drinking the cup. It is in the Table of our Lord that his ways are made known on the earth and his salvation among all nations. 
Whatever may come our way, the peace of Christ that he has left with us, tells us God has been gracious to us, has blessed us, and has made his face shine upon us, and his peace will never be taken from us. 
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