You and I have an enemy.  We did not choose him. When we chose Jesus as our Lord and Savior, His enemy became our enemy. Your enemy wants to defeat you, destroy your testimony, steal your inheritance and take others down with you.

 When you receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you are saved from the penalty of sin, being saved from the very power of sin and someday will be saved from the very presence of sin!

The next piece of armor is the sandal of peace. The sandals of peace are inner peace and readiness to face every situation with God’s peace.

Ephesians 6

¹⁵ And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

How can you have peace when your enemy attacks?

You have peace with God because you are justified by faith – Romans 5:

¹ Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

Jesus is your peace – Ephesians 2:

 ¹⁴ For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

Jesus gives you His peace – John 14:

²⁷ Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Jesus has already overcome your enemy -John 16:

³³ These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Jesus sends you on His assignment – John 20:

²¹ Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.

Advice from James-James 3:

¹⁷ But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

¹⁸ And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

Advice from Peter – 1 Peter 3:

¹⁵ But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

2 Peter 3:

¹⁰But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

¹¹ Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

¹² Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

¹³ Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

¹⁴ Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

Questions for Reflection

1) What does having peace with God mean to you?

2) How can you apply that peace to the circumstances of your life?

3) What wile of the enemy most often attacks your peace?

What do the above mentioned scriptures say about your defense?

4) What did Jesus mean He does not give as the world gives?

5) What has the world given you?

6) How does that compare to the peace Jesus gives you?

He is Our Peace

He is our peace Who has broken down every wall,
He is our peace, He is our peace.
He is our peace Who has broken down every wall,
He is our peace, He is our peace.

Cast all your cares on Him,
For He cares for you,
He is our peace, He is our peace.

He is our peace Who has broken down every wall,
He is our peace, He is our peace.
He is our peace Who has broken down every wall,
He is our peace, He is our peace.

Cast all your cares on Him,
For He cares for you,
He is our peace, He is our peace

Listen to it –http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrdo7e9JJTY

Hebrews 12:

¹Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

² Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Let us run with patience the race He set before us, looking unto Jesus,

Coach Patti