(Be blessed by this DWOD by guest blogger, Barry Adams)

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. (John 14:27)

In Isaiah 9:6, Jesus is called the Prince of Peace. Romans 15:33 calls our heavenly Father the God of Peace. Galatians 5:22-23 says that the fruit of the Spirit is peace. Peace resides in the heart of the Trinity. There is no restlessness there. No anxiety. No fear. Just an abiding peace.

The Apostle Paul opens up his letters to the Galatians and the Ephesians with the same exhortation: “Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.”

God’s will for our lives is peace! His will for our lives is a deep inner rest. Jesus lives a life of peace because His Father is at peace. We can live a life of peace because Jesus Himself is our peace. The peace that God has for us is not something that we can muster up in our own ability. His peace is imparted to us as a free gift. Jesus told us: “My peace I give to you… not as the world gives.”

I believe that the only way that we can abide in this part of our birthright is to simply receive it by faith as a gift. We can’t earn it. We could never do enough to deserve it. But it is ours through the free gift of Jesus’ life for our life on a cross two thousand years ago.

In the midst of an orphan world that is screaming out thousands of media messages a day…in the midst of a religious system that is demanding that we do more in order to become acceptable…in the midst of our own guilty conscience condemning us… and in the midst of the accuser of the brethren that is only too happy to bring railing accusations…we can have a peace that passes understanding (Philippians 4:7) that is not rooted in our own self-effort, but imparted to us from the One who is Peace Himself.

Over 15 years ago I developed a stress-related condition that plagued me for some time. No manner of praying, rebuking the enemy, etc. seemed to rid me of this chronic disorder. It wasn’t until I had a vision of Jesus asleep in a boat in the midst of a storm, that I got completely healed in a moment’s time. Before that encounter, I thought that the key to reducing the stress in my life was found in managing my external circumstances.

It wasn’t until I saw Him who is Peace itself, sleeping even in the midst of crashing waves and howling wind, that I received my healing. It was at that moment, that the Prince of Peace imparted His peace to my weary soul and I was set free from the chronic stress disorder that was buffeting my body and soul.

My prayer today is that every person who has received the free gift of Jesus’ life would know that part of their inheritance is peace. Peace isn’t something we have to strive for, peace is part of our new DNA because we are sons to God and joint heirs with Jesus.

Jesus told us that ‘in the world, you will have trouble’ …But the good news is that we can rejoice because Jesus has overcome the world!  Our elder brother imparted peace into our spirits the moment we were born again. We don’t need to try to muster it up in our own strength, but simply yield to the God of Peace that resides in our heart right now.

The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. (Romans 16:20)

(Barry Adams is the humble vessel chosen by God to bless the world with the revelation known as the Father’s Love Letter. Along with his wife Annelise, Barry ministers the Father’s Love all over the world. Today’s DWOD is from a post he wrote for A Son’s Life Blog)