Let the peace of Christ control your hearts; let the word of Christ dwell in you richly.
The peace of Christ... This is not merely a lack of conflict or an absence of upset. The word for “peace” in Greek is eirēnē, and it refers to a wholeness in which all the parts of something are joined together in the right order. This is the peace that we are to allow into our hearts. Jesus wants us to be whole, to be complete, to be in the proper order in all ways. We cannot do this on our own, of course. So we need the peace of Christ, Jesus' own wholeness and completeness and order, to control our hearts that we may enter into His peace.
The word of Christ... Do we hang on every word Jesus speaks? We should be. We should spend time each day reflecting on Scripture, which is the Word of God, and especially on the Gospels that provide us with Jesus' teachings. These words should become part of us, and they should grow within us as we allow the Holy Spirit to show us their truth, reveal the depths of their meaning, and apply them to our lives. Then the word of Christ will indeed dwell in us richly.
No comments:
Post a Comment