Judges 6:22-24
Then Gideon perceived that he was the angel of the Lord. And Gideon said, “Alas, O Lord God! For now I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face.” But the Lord said to him, “Peace be to you. Do not fear; you shall not die.” Then Gideon built an altar there to the Lord and called it, The Lord Is Peace. To this day it still stands at Ophrah, which belongs to the Abiezrites.
Tag: God is Peace
In the above passage we see the reaction of Gideon toward the discovery that he has come face to face with Yahweh. Like most, seeing God face to face is not a good thing. We have many examples of that in Scripture. We have Isaiah, Moses, Abraham, Paul, Peter, John and many others who have an encounter with God. Here we read that Gideon is frightful that he is in the presence of God. Anyone who comes face to face with God ought to fear. But, the truth we find in this passage is how God responds. Yahweh says, “Peace be to you. Do not fear; you shall not die.” If you want to hear something from God, these are the Words you want to hear. Because we have been justified by Christ we can rejoice in this same truth.
Romans 5:1
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Remember, without God’s work in our lives we are at war with God:
Romans 8:7-8
For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot. Those who are in the flesh cannot please God
We can rejoice in the peace that God give us. It is not, however, simply the absence of a war with God, it is the presence of God with us.
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