Did you know that peace with God is the result of faith in Christ? Romans 5:1 says, “Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” The peace of God and the presence of the God of peace will come when the believer practices three things that we will now discuss.
#1. Right praying (Philippians 4:6-7)
We just can’t pray but we must pray right. The Bible nowhere says that any kind of praying will bring peace to our hearts. What is right praying? It starts with adoration, for this is what the word “prayer” means in verse 6. We must bow before Him in worship and let Him search our hearts and minds. Next, is supplication, which means the earnest, sincere desire of the heart because true prayer comes from the heart and not the lips. Finally, there is appreciation or thanksgiving. It takes faith to thank Him for uncomfortable circumstances or for requests not yet granted. Father God loves to hear His children thank Him.
#2. Right thinking (Philippians 4:8)
Peace involves your mind. Isaiah 26:3 reads, You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Thoughts are powerful and thus wrong thoughts will lead to discouragement and unrest, but spiritual thinking will lead to peace. In verse 8, the apostle Paul tells us what to think about. Meditation on the Word of God will always bring you peace. Psalm 119:165 says, Great peace have they who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.
#3. Right living (Philippians 4:9)
If there is something in my life I can’t pray about, then I will never have peace. Right living always brings peace. Isaiah 32:17-18 tells us that, the fruit of righteousness will be peace, the effect of righteousness will be quietness and confidence forever. My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, in secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest.
We must use the bible as a basis and compass for our living and obeying its precepts. All we need to do is check out James chapter 4 to discover the negative effects of wrong praying, wrong living, and wrong thinking. This type of living produced and still today produces war instead of peace.
So, if you want to experience God’s peace his way, then begin to practice the big three of right praying, right thinking, and right living.
