A standard problem today is that the majority don’t know the way to deal with conflict – nor do they know the source of real peace.

So we have quickly become a drugged society ; whether drugs are bought over the counter or in the street, the common goal is to flee from conflict. Jesus used the Greek word meaning “to bind together.” Scripturally, peace is the sense of wholeness or inner completeness that brings stability to an individual’s walk, regardless of what is transpiring. Jesus spoke not of peace that comes today and goes tomorrow, but rather of prevailing – that is, undefeatable – peace. The key to enduring peace is present in a relationship. If you need peace that is everlasting, you want to form a relationship with Jesus Christ. We, too, can taste the oneness that He and the Dad experienced.

When the Lord announces, “My peace I give to you,” he’s not referring to a loan. His peace is a free present, available to just about every one of His kids. If we shall focus our attention on Christ, he’s going to give us perfect peace. ( Isaiah 26:3 ) That does not mean we are impervious to unexpected shocks – occasional times when we are thrown off balance by circumstances. But the power of the Lord’s prevailing peace is sufficient to hold us thru anything He permits us to experience.