Read John 14:27-31
Peace. Jesus was always giving this. Sometimes he said, "fear not", but this time he is leaving his peace with us. He walked in complete peace. He never worried about money, just go fishing. Never worried about tomorrow; God held it in his hand, or where he would sleep; the darkness was his blanket and the stars his night lights. He didn't worry about persecution or pain because he knew the result would bring healing, or death because he knew that death would bring life. This peace that he walked in every day is ours... he left it to us. That is a pretty awesome thought if you think about it. Jesus lived in a very hostile world not like the land we live in. He lived without the comforts we have and yet never seemed to need or miss anything. He lived in peace - total confidence in his father who he knew was supreme to anything on earth. He gives us that peace that he had. He was not afraid of death and tried to show us how to die. He said that if we loved him we would rejoice when he left knowing that he has gone to his father.
This is the last time Jesus is going to get to sit and talk with them and even though he tells them they don't quite understand. It is Satan's hour and time for Jesus to hide in God.
Lord, help us to appropriate the peace that you bequeathed to us when you left. What an inheritance you left us.
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