God gives peace. God and only God can grant peace. In 1 Chronicles 22:9 God tells King David that his son, Solomon, will reign when he is gone and God will give him rest from his enemies. Before we look at that further we should understand that there are two types of peace God provides. One, listed here, is that He removes conflict from our lives. Peace becomes the absence of war. But, in John 14:27 we read that God not only takes away the enemies, He also provides His Spirit. So, in this case, peace is not the absence of something, but the presence of something. God is telling David that in Solomon's day God will not only take away the enemy from him but will provide "rest". Note what the verse says:
1 Chronicles 22:9
Behold, a son will be born to you, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel in his days.
God will not only take away the pain and the suffering the enemy can provide but also provide "rest" in its place. Many people can acquire freedom from enemies, but only God can make the equation satisfied on each end ... He can take away the war AND provide the presence of rest through His Spirit. Let us rejoice in the fact that God not only takes away the enemies, but through faith He provides HIs Spirit ... and quiets and rests our soul.
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