I've noticed
lately that greeting so common among Christians has become something so
automatic and mechanical that most of us have actually forgotten what this
greeting means, we have forgotten the power load on these words so simple yet
so profound. It was the custom of the apostles greet all people with 'Peace of
the Lord’(see 1 Corinthians 1.3 / 1.2 Colossians / Philemon 1.3 / and several
other passages), not only personally but also in letters and messages.
The peace of the Lord Jesus!
Some people
replace "Good morning / Good afternoon / Good evening" by the
"Peace of the Lord" is wrong? No it is not! But we can not forget about
what exactly are we talking about when we say "Peace of the Lord,"
we're talking "I wish that the peace of the Lord Jesus follow you wherever
you go!" Then summarize all the simple "Peace of the Lord."
Once I went to visit a friend she had not seen for a long time, so i
entered the room all of his family were there, and quite naturally i talked to
everyone, one by one, saluting with 'Peace of the Lord' it was then that her
father told me that was not a christian, it was then that we began a dialogue
interesting:
- I did not ask if you were a Christian, I said I want the peace of the
Lord follow you everywhere you go.
-how so?
- Do you work?
- yes
-
Then I wish you the peace of Jesus is there in your work with you, he cares for
us 24 hours a day so well individually, you frequents bars or restaurants?
-
yes.
- Then I wish you Peace of Jesus be with you
there also freeing you from all accident and giving you all kinds of
deliverance, after all, I believe that God has something special to you.
I ended the
conversation with a smile and a handshake as he just looked at me. Days later she
told me that her father was asking if everything I said was true, if the Bible
really is God spoke it and even took care of him regardless of where he
entered. I do not know what happened after that, but surely the seed sown began
to show its first signs of growth.
I remember a
story of a young and an old man who worked together and all day to get to work the
old man turned to the young man and spoke only "Peace" to which the
young man replied "Peace of the Lord Jesus!" , bothered by the fact
that you never speak the whole sentence and speak only "Peace", the
young man was taking question: - Why did you never speaks 'Peace of the Lord
Jesus' and always speaks only 'Peace'? The old man looked at him calmly his
eyes and asked: - What other peace exist?
Stop to reflect
a little on this Peace that you are wanting, Philippians 4.7 will mention that
Peace of the Lord Jesus transcends all understanding, there is no word in any
language that can describe this peace, then remember, the Peace of God is the
best thing you could want for a person, say 'Peace of the Lord' will bring a
far greater impact than a "Good morning".
Do not let the
day-to-day make us lose the details of everyday life, you can change the day of
a person with your words, there is power
in your words, pay more attention to them!
May the Lord
Jesus bless your life too, and I wish that the peace of the Lord Jesus go with
you wherever you go.
The Peace of
the Lord!