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I’ve got peace like a river
I’ve got peace like a river in my soul.”
Growing up that was a song I always loved to sing. Everyone wishes to have peace in their lives. Everyone is searching for:
Philippians 4:7
“Then God’s shalom, passing all understanding, will keep your hearts and minds safe in union with the Messiah Yeshua.“
People want to have a peaceful life. There are different ways people try to get peace from: watching streams or waterfalls, watching the sun set, reading a book, listening to music, drinking their favorite beverage, watch the snow falling, or listening to the rain, taking a drive, etc. Each person tries to find a way to receive peace in their lives. We all know those will never really give us the peace we long for. They are not the way to have peace in your life. They will not last!
Scriptures tell us that peace is a fruit of having the Holy Spirit in our lives:
Galatians 5:22-23
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, humility, self control. Nothing in the Torah stands against such things.“
Letting the Holy Spirit in our lives gives us so much fruit and peace is another one of those wonderful fruit! We will have peace and life when we live in the Spirit and have a mind of the Spirit:
Romans 8:6
“Having one’s mind controlled by the old nature is death, but having one’s mind controlled by the Spirit is life and shalom.“
I don’t want to have a flesh-ly mind. I don’t want death. I want everlasting life and peace that passes all understanding. Before you can have true peace in your life, you have to know Christ.
John 14:27
“What I am leaving with you is shalom — I am giving you my shalom. I don’t give the way the world gives. Don’t let yourselves be upset or frightened.“
Jesus is the only one who can give us true peace. His peace is something that only He can give. It is a peace that is like no other. The world’s peace will not last. It is a temporary fix. If you do things to get peace, they are just temporary… You can only watch a stream or waterfall for a while. You can only read a book til its over. You can only listen to music til the song ends. You can only watch the sun til its down. You can only drink your favorite beverage til its gone. You can watch the snow falling til it stops and melts. You can only listen to the rain til the sun comes out. And you can only take a drive til the road ends! There is only one way to have peace and a peace that lasts and that is the peace that you can only find in our Savior… its eternal! It is everlasting, and it is perfect!
Isaiah 26:3
“A person whose desire rests on you you preserve in perfect peace, because he trusts in you.“
When we trust in the Lord and do what He wants from us, then we shall have peace! I have found that it doesn’t matter what we are going through in our lives… no matter what it is… we can find peace. Even in the midst of the hardest time of your life and you cannot see the end of the anxiety you have, its already there in our Savior. He has it!
The only satisfying peace that we long for comes from God. He wants to give us peace.
Psalm 29:1 1
“May ADONAI give strength to his people! May ADONAI bless his people with shalom!“
Not only will the He bless us with peace, but when we have peace its much easier to make peace and that is another blessing:
Matthew 5:9
“ How blessed are those who make peace! for they will be called sons of God.“
We all know how much we need peace, when you have it, don’t you want to make sure everyone can have peace too? When Jesus gives us His peace, our lives will be so enriched! When you have peace in your life it is very easy to share peace with us and live in peace.
Hebrews 12:14
“Keep pursuing shalom with everyone and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.“
See? When we live in peace the world shall see that it is from God. What a wonderful testimony to the salvation of Christ! When people see us living in peace and have peace in our lives, people will want it and wonder what makes us so peaceful. We can share Christ with them and tell Him that we have His peace. And sharing the salvation, love, and peace that comes through Christ is our mission as a child of God.
Everyone wants peace to flow like a river that never stops moving! I think the true meaning behind the song is to have the peace that will never end. Rivers don’t usually end… they are always flowing with water. I want my life to be flowing with peace all the time!
Shalom to you!
©AmandaDixon2009
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October 24th, 2009 at 4:44 am
Hey Amanda – great blog!
I really take that Galations passage right in, and I believe it is no accident that the fruit are listed in the order they are. The peace starts to flow BECAUSE of the Love and the Joy. Hallelujah!
Can I suggest you open your “ABOUT” page for comments too, bacause I’m sure a lot of your readers would want to encourage your development after reading about it.
My Comment is; “You need to be open to whatever the Spirit may bring, I suspect it will not be EXACTLY those aspirations you have laid out on that page.
Blessings – Rhys
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October 24th, 2009 at 7:37 am
What a beautiful post Amanda! This is something that I have learned over the last year, and I still struggle sometimes when things are going roughly, but ultimately, I have to give it to G-d, because I cannot achieve peace without Him!
Be blessed
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October 24th, 2009 at 11:00 am
I loved this post! And it is so true!
Kinsey
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October 24th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
Well done! Peace be with you!
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October 24th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
Amen! Great post, Amanda!!
To the KING be all the glory!
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October 24th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
I like this song too. They sing it quite often at our church.
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October 25th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
Reminds me of one we used to sing, “I’ve got the peace that passeth understanding down in my heart.”
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October 25th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
Happy Birthday, Amanda…..Praying for you
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October 26th, 2009 at 12:16 am
beautiful post! Thanks for the encouragement!
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