II Thessalonians 3:16 ~ The Concept of Peace

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The Lord is our peace. The moment that I received Christ He gave me himself. I am now at peace with God because I have Christ. Christ is my peace, you see. When He promises to give me peace, He promises me to give Himself. In other words, everything around me might be in turbulence - the flesh, or circumstantially - but the Lord is there to say, "I am right here." Then we might say, "Yes, but my flesh and my circumstances are not at peace." There is no peace with my circumstances. There is no peace with my flesh. That is not what God promises. It is becoming one with Him that is peace. It is not a feeling, it is a relationship.