Continuing with our assessment of God’s armor, Jesus said: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” (John 14:27). Any hint of peace this world has to offer is, at best, fleeting. Christ, on the other hand is our everlasting source of peace (see Ephesians 2:14-22). But the presence of peace does not always equate to the absence of adversity; rather, we find peace and comfort in the fact that we do not have to face adversity alone. Christ is with us, strengthening us (see Philippians 4:12, 13). Paul exhorts that our feet be fitted with readiness, which comes from the gospel of peace. We are to put on God’s spiritual footwear, so that we can mentally and emotionally get a grip. Essentially, it is the gospel of peace that allows us to gain traction and maneuver away from our self-deceptive modes of thought and behavior that lead to, and keep us, in sin. God’s word clearly says that He is not a God of confusion, but a God of peace (see I Corinthians 14:33). The more we study His word, the greater the opportunity there is for us to actually experience peace: “the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.” (James 3:17).
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