Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.
Christ's peace is no mere ceremony or hollow wish, but a gift with real effect: the disciples will be always happy through His blessing, not because He remains bodily present, but because His actual presence through the Spirit abides with them. We must learn to be satisfied with this presence and not bind God by our carnal demand for outward signs.
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Christ's blood is the currency that buys peace of conscience, and God cannot refuse it when a believer presents this price before Him. Even if your conscience is not yet settled, you hold the receipt in your hand; the debt is paid, and what purchased your pardon shall procure your peace. Trust the promise, not your present feeling.
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Commenting on Ephesians 6:10-20
This farewell sublimes the ordinary "peace" of parting into something transfigured: Christ the Prince of Peace leaves and gives His own peace to His disciples, implanting it by His Spirit in their hearts. Many a legacy fails to reach its legatee, but Christ executes His own Testament; what He leaves He gives, and all is secure.
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