John 14:27 “PEACE I leave with you; My [own] PEACE I now give and bequeath to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. [Stop allowing yourselves to be agitated and disturbed; and do not permit yourselves to be fearful and intimidated and cowardly and unsettled.]” [AMP]
This is an exceptional verse to ponder; it is very strong in our spirit for you this week.
Jesus is saying that He is leaving PEACE with us. Not just any PEACE though but “His peace”. This is not PEACE because of your financial security or through a victory in war; it is the PEACE that comes from Jesus alone.
Now, not only is He leaving PEACE, not only is He giving PEACE, He is also bequeathing it to us. This means it is a legacy to us when He died. Jesus did die and He rose again. His peace is now our PEACE. His PEACE has been left, given and bequeathed to both you and me.
The PEACE of Jesus is given in a different way to how the world gives things. Whatever the world gives it can take away. The PEACE that Jesus gives cannot be taken away by anyone or anything. This is why Jesus can say, “stop allowing yourself to be agitated and disturbed; and do not permit yourself to be fearful and intimidated and cowardly and unsettled”. These will rob us of our peace so Jesus says do not allow or permit them in our lives.
The PEACE from Jesus is our inheritance. He gave His life so we can have PEACE, it is yours, walk in it from this day on!!!
