Jesus’ Words in Red Go in PEACE

Jesus’ Words in Red

Go in PEACE

"Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you."

Two statements from Christ, can we accept them both?

The first statement is

"Peace be with you!

The second statement is

As the Father has sent me, I am sending you."

Know He will never leave us even when we feel like crying out

“My God, My God, Why have you forsaking me”

After Jesus said these words

 He overcame the greatest challenge to peace

Not even death could take away His peace

For the joy set before Him He endured the cross

Remember God is sending you with Peace

“Go in PEACE”

Go in PEACE

Two statements from Christ, can we accept them both?

The first statement is…

"Peace be with you!

Peace a certain quality of existence which has been sought after,

yet seldom found in a long enduring form

Peace a state of tranquility or quiet, freedom, harmony,

prosperity, to set at one again

All of us want peace.

The second statement is…

As the Father has sent me, I am sending you."

This statement is a little harder to receive.

The Father sent His Son Jesus into

a world who did not receive Him.

The Father sent Jesus into dangerous situations.

The Father sent Jesus to die

for the people of the world.

I think many of us only read

and hear what we want to.

Many of us are willing to

praise God for the days of peace.

But when God adjusts our calendar…

When God makes an appointment for us…

When God sends us to the needy…

Or, when God wants to bring

glory out of our hardships…

Are we willing to be sent?

Jesus always had peace.

The trouble He faced never

caused Him to lose His peace.

 

We should not think it strange

when trials come upon us.

Trial of all kinds James says.

We should not think we were made for a

controlled environment, where the sun is always

shining and the temperatures are always just right.

In this world you will have trouble.

Trouble with others

Trouble with finances

Trouble with health

Trouble with things

Jesus said in this world

you will have trouble.

In the world the Father sent Him.

Here is the Key…

“But be of good cheer I have overcome the world.”

 

You and I have been sent like Jesus.

We, too, have the same mission

to “overcome the world”.

Never let the troubles of

the world take your peace.

The same God who gives peace also gives

the commission to go into a troubled world.

Nothing should surprise us.

Trouble followed Jesus.

If we say we were made for peace, then

we must also say we are made for overcoming.

The Father is sending you and I.

Some days we are sent to

give a smile and have a party.

Other days, we are sent to

bind up the broken hearted.

And some days we are

sent to lay down our lives.

Many of us keep our schedules

on a computer calendar.

Because of the computer, we now

can open our calendar to groups.

You and I need to have a

group calendar with God the Father.

We need to be expecting God to

write in new appointments all the time.

Some are short and some

are longer appointments.

But each appointment we

need to have peace with.

Each appointment we need to rise

to the challenge and overcome.

Peace actually increases as

we overcome greater troubles.

Little children are

fearful of many things.

As adults, our fears decrease because

we learn how to face our fears.

As sons and daughters

of our Heavenly Father…

 We, too, will have less fear as we understand

we are sent by the Father just like Jesus.

Know He will never leave us even when

we feel like crying out…

 “My God, My God, Why have you forsaking me.”

After Jesus said these words He overcame

the greatest challenge to peace.

Not even death could take away His peace.

For the joy set before Him He endured the cross.

Remember God is sending you with Peace.

“Go in PEACE”

Scripture Reading

John 20:19-22 NIV

19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!"  20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.

21 Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you."