Unlocking The Keys To True Inner Peach
Are you seeking to understand what the peace of God truly is and how you can experience it in your life?
Peace isn’t a secret formula or a simple five-step process, as some might suggest. Instead, it’s a profound state of being that can transform your life. In Finding Peace in Psalm 91, author Don Nicely helps you uncover how to find this divine peace amidst life’s challenges.
Discover the True Meaning of Peace
Many of us equate peace with the absence of conflict or chaos. However, Jesus offers a different kind of peace—a gift that shines through even the most turbulent circumstances. This book delves into the essence of peace, emphasizing that it begins in the heart.
Insights from Psalm 91
Though not a gospel, Psalm 91 has often been referred to as the “gospel of peace,” Many acclaim it was written by Moses. Don Nicely takes you on a journey through this powerful scripture, revealing how we can embrace the peace and protection that God offers his children.
Understanding Our Nature: Before we can truly grasp what, it means to have peace with God, we must acknowledge our natural state as being at odds with our perfect Creator. Don articulates how our rebellious nature can disrupt our relationship with God and hinder our peace.
Living in Divine Peace: The author beautifully compares the whole life experience of living in peace to the petals of a flower unfolding in the morning sunlight. As we grow in our understanding of God’s faithful character and continual goodness, our inner peace blossoms.
Defining Peace: The book begins by challenging common perceptions of peace. Instead of viewing it merely as the absence of conflict, Don Nicely emphasizes that God’s peace is a deep, abiding state of heart and mind that can exist even amidst chaos.
The Gift of Peace: Don illustrates how Jesus bestowed peace as a gift, highlighting its unique nature compared to worldly definitions. This peace is not conditional upon external circumstances but is rooted in a relationship with God.
Cultivating a Refuge in God; Learn how to make the Lord your refuge by following the guidance of Psalm 91. Discover the profound truth: “He that dwells in the secret place of the Most High, shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” This secret place is where intimate communion with God occurs, allowing you to remain peaceful even when external circumstances are tumultuous.
Embracing God’s Protection In this transformative book, you’ll explore how God’s peace and protection shield you from life’s adversities. Psalm 91 reveals profound insights that unveil the unseen threats around you, empowering you to stand firm against them.Don shares his personal journey through serious illness, illustrating how true peace emerged only when he surrendered control to God. You’ll learn that surrendering is key to accessing divine peace and that trust in God doesn’t equate to expecting everything to go our way.
Overcoming Obstacles to Peace The book also addresses attitudes that can disrupt your peace, such as the desire for control and the tendency to worry. You’ll discover that genuine trust means believing in God’s plan, regardless of the outcome. By letting go of the need to control, you open your heart to God’s desire for you to live in peace.
Begin Your Journey to Peace and Get your copy of Finding Peace in Psalm 91 today and embark on a transformative journey toward perfect peace. Through its enlightening insights and practical guidance, you’ll learn to cultivate a lasting peace that transcends all understanding. Embrace the divine peace that God offers and experience a life filled with tranquility and assurance, regardless of your circumstances.
Take A Peak Inside the Book…….Introduction
Have you ever wanted to find a place to hide from your problems? Did you know thatGod is the Source of all our real peace in this life. God alone brings that peace to us. And for sure Jesus Christ is the One who gives us that supernatural peace. Jesus said, “I am leaving you with a gift, which is a peace of mind and heart.” The supernatural peace of Jesus is his gift to us.
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The Hebrew word for Peace (Shalom). What is the meaning of the word Shalom?
When someone says, “Shalom,” the full meaning of it is, “May you have the highest good coming your way today.” The biblical concept of peace is not to experience the absence of trouble in our lives. Biblical peace is something that is not related to circumstances or situations at all.
We can be in the midst of a big problem and still experience the peace the bible speaks of. The Apostle Paul said he could be content in any circumstance that he found himself it. And he demonstrated that peace while he was in the jail at Philippi, when he sang and remained confident that God was being gracious to him and was still in control of the whole situation.
He told the Philippian jailer about God’s goodness and the jailer, and his entire family was saved in that very moment. Remember that it happened immediately after an earthquake that was powerful enough to shake the doors off the hinges. James, the half-brother of Jesus, same mother different Father, James wrote, “when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.” James 1:2.
How can we also experience the kind of peace that cannot be affected by trouble, danger, or sorrow? It’s a little ironic that one of the truly best descriptions of Biblical peace was given by Jesus the night before He died on the Cross.
Jesus knew what was coming next. He knew what He would face, yet He took the time to comfort His disciples with a message of peace in John 14:27:
I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid. John 14:27
The peace Jesus speaks of enables believers to be calm in midst of very fearful circumstances. It is a peace that is never affected by our circumstances.
The New Testament speaks of two kinds of peace: objective peace and subjective peace.
Objective peace is about our personal relationship to God, Subjective peace is about our experiences we have in life. This peace is objective, it has nothing to do with how we feel or think. It is an accomplished peace. Read what Paul says about it.
Romans 5:1-5 says, “Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory. We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.”
When we place our total trust in Christ, we are redeemed, and we are declared righteous by faith. Our sins are completely forgiven, and we have total peace with God. That was God’s wonderful purpose in salvation.
Colossians 1:19-22 says “For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through him God reconciled everything to himself.
He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross. This includes you and me who were once very far away from God. It says you were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions. Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless now as you stand before him without a single fault.” Praise God!
Because Christ died for our sins, we are reconciled with God, we have peace with God because of what Jesus has done.
This is the heart of the message of the gospel, as Paul says in 2 Corinthians 5:18-19. And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him. For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation.
But Jesus is not talking about objective peace in John 14:27. I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.
The peace Jesus speaks of here is a subjective, experiential peace.
It’s tranquility of the soul, it’s settled, it’s positive,
it’s a peace that affects the circumstances of life.
It is a supernatural stream of peace,
it’s permanent peace,
it’s positive peace,
it’s peace that will calm the heart in every situation,
in every circumstance, in every storm of life.
This is the peace that Paul speaks about in Philippians 4:6-9: “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you.”
The peace of God is not based on our circumstances,
Paul says it is a peace that surpasses our comprehension.
Peace that exists in the midst of the problems and troubles we go through in life. This is divine peace, supernatural peace; it cannot be figured out on a human level. The word translated “guard” in Philippians 4:7 is a word that is used in a military sense, it means “to stand at a post and guard against the aggression of an enemy.”
When the peace of God is on guard, the Christian is within an impregnable fortress. The name of the fortress is Jesus, and the guard is peace. The peace of God stands guard and keeps worry from corroding our hearts, and thoughts from tearing up our minds.
This is the kind of peace we have,
a peace that deals with our past,
a peace that deals with our present,
a peace with a guaranteed promise for our future.
We have peace from the guilt of our past, we are forgiven.
We have peace in the trials of the present, they are already overcome in Christ.
We have peace in our future destiny in Christ our eternal future is secure.
God is the Source of our Peace.
God alone brings peace.
Jesus Christ is the One who gives peace.
Jesus said, “I am leaving you with a gift-peace of mind and heart.” The supernatural peace of Jesus is His gift to us.
The same deep peace that stilled His heart in the midst of mockers, haters, murderers, traitors, and everything else He faced.
In the midst of incomprehensible persecution,
Jesus was calm and unfaltering; He was a rock. When Jesus appeared before Pilate, He was so calm, so serene, so controlled, so at peace, that Pilate became greatly disturbed. He was furious that Jesus was standing before him fearless.
Pilate said, “Why don’t you talk to me? Don’t you realize that I have the power to release you or crucify you?” (John 19:10).
In perfect peace Jesus replied, “You would have no power over me at all unless it were given to you from above.” (John 19:11).
That’s the kind of peace Jesus gives to us. Undistracted fearlessness and unwavering trust.
Our source of peace is Christ.
Throughout the New Testament Jesus is the giver of peace. In Acts 10:36, Peter says, “This is the message of Good News for the people—that there is peace with God through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.”
2 Thessalonians 3:16 says, “may the Lord of peace himself give you his peace at all times and in every situation.”
Jesus Christ gives us His own personal peace.
It should give us the same serenity in danger, the same calm in trouble, and the same freedom from anxiety. The Holy Spirit is the Giver of this perfect peace, and He gives it as a gift. Galatians 5:22 says one aspect of the fruit of the Spirit is peace.
The Holy Spirit’s ministry is to take the things of Christ and give them us.
I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid. John 14:27
Jesus says, “the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.”
His peace is not like the peace of the world.
Jesus Christ has given us real peace. It is here, it is ours; but we must take hold of it. The peace He gives has to be received and applied in our lives. When we claim the promise of the peace of Christ, we will have calm, untroubled hearts, regardless of the circumstances. Is there worry, anxiety, or turmoil in your life because your focus is on your current circumstances. Is your heart troubled because of something in something your past. Do you lack peace because you are worrying about what might happen? Our past, present, and future are under the care of God. He promises to supply our future need, and He has forgiven the past.
Jesus said in Mathew 6:34 don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today. Don’t worry about tomorrow or yesterday. Concentrate on trusting God for today’s needs.
Colossians 3:15 says, “Let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body, you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful.”
Do you have a problem, or a decision to make? Let the peace of Christ make that decision for you. Today and every day, let the supernatural spring of peace rule in your heart. AMEN
We can find rest in the arms of Psalm 91. We can say of the Lord; “he’s our refuge and fortress and in HIM will we trust.”
It’s interesting that Psalm 91 is the Psalm that Satan chose to quote against Jesus in the temptation in the wilderness. My prayer for you today is that you find that place of safety located in this book. We don’t know what tomorrow will hold in this life of uncertainty. But we can find rest in our souls knowing that we are safe in the house of “family” found in this precious Psalm.
God Bless,
Good reading, Don