Fw: peace...an absence and a presence

Proverbs 16:7 

When a man's ways please the Lord,
    he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

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Mark 4:39 And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

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Colossians 3:15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.

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Peace...such a beautiful word.  To even say the word is refreshing and easy.  It occurs that peace has two aspects.  It is an 'absence' of strife, contention and turmoil.  And as believers in Christ, it is the 'presence' of the Lord.

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We need our hearts to be brought to rest before they can be filled as the Lord intends.  The anxiety and stress of living outside of the Lord defines a lack of peace.  But a life that has been brought near by faith to the very presence of the Lord represents the end of the innate conflict with God, and peace with God results.

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Peace...the absence of turmoil, strife and living on self-power

Peace...the very presence of God from a restored relationship

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blessings and peace,

Rob Smith 

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"Death is inevitable.  Life is a choice!"

John 11:25

Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live."