Warriors Arise: December 4, 2022
Isaiah 9:6 (NKJV)
For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Peace means freedom from disturbance or tranquility; a state or period in which there is no war or a war has ended.
Tranquility is the state of being calm.
Peace is not a state of rest, it is a state of being calm, without war. To be at peace doesn't mean you are not in motion. It doesn't mean you are without chaos. It means you are walking through the chaos in a bubble of peace. You remain in the middle of the storm, the eye. You remain where everything is at peace in your life, in your mind, in your body even though circumstances around you may be in a whirlwind or chaos. You and I have the opportunity to remain in peace, because we are with the Prince of Peace.
The Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ, our Messiah, was not born at a time of peace. The Jews were under persecution from the Roman Empire. Herod was afraid this new born king would take his throne so he sent his army to go slaughter every baby boy under the age of two. Herod didn't want to take any chances. He didn't know God had already rescued Jesus and directed Joseph to leave with Mary and Jesus before Herod sent his men to kill all the baby boys.
Jesus didn't walk at the Prince of Peace becuase it was handed to Him and his life didn't have any problems or chaos. He became the Prince of Peace because He learned to remain calm in the midst of the storm. Think about when He was asleep at the stern of the boat; while the boat was being flooded with water. Jesus was calm and the Calm overpowered the storm. The Calm, being Jesus, spoke and the storm ceased. He demonstrated being the Prince of Peace.
You may think, "That was Jesus. He is the Son of God. Of course, He has the power to remain calm at all times. Absolutely, I believe He could speak and the storm ceased." If you can say that, then you and I have to agree we can do it too. Why do I say that? Because Jesus said all authority has been given to Him and He gives it to us in Matthew 28:18-20. He also said that we would do greater things that He. So, when you and I truly believe Jesus is the Prince of Peace then we can operate in peace with chaos all around us and we can even speak and the storm has to stop.
Father, this stretches me. I want my mind to wrap around Jesus being the Prince of Peace. I want to have my mind make a shift in believing that I can also speak to the storm and it will cease. I want to walk through the chaos and not be consumed by the frenzy or the stress. I pray for courage to believe and boldness to speak forth Your peace. I will remain in You and Your ways. I will surrender my thoughts that do not align with Your Word. I will allow You to write in my mind Your Word. I will hold true to Your Word. I will activate Your Word in my life each day. You are with me and peace reigns in my life in Jesus' name amen.
A Warrior in the Lord’s Army,
Veridee Joy Hand
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