Що говорить Біблія про плід миру? Плодовий мир — це мир, який виходить за межі будь-якого людського розуміння. The fruit peace is a peace that the world can’t explain or comprehend. The world can’t give you this peace. Як би ви не старалися, or how many worldly methods you will apply, you will never find this peace. God is the only One, Who can provide you peace.
Мир Божий, що перевершує всяке розуміння, збереже ваші серця й думки через Христа Ісуса (Филип'ян 4:7)
The Peacemaker
Jesus was the Peacemaker between God and man. He brought the Kingdom of God to the earth and therefore He produced the fruit peace and brought peace to this earth.
Ісус зцілив усіх, кого гнобив диявол, He healed all sickness and disease and He taught with authority (Читайте також: ‘Який мир приніс Ісус на землю?«)
If Jesus was a Peacemaker, we should also be peacemakers on this earth. Тому що ми, the new creations, are made in His image. We should walk like Jesus walked, and follow His example. We represent the Kingdom of God, and will bring the Kingdom of God to the people, and therefore we will bring peace to the people (Читайте також: ‘Миротворці Божі«).
Bringing peace by speaking the right words
When we bear the fruit peace, we will bring peace, calmness, and order instead of chaos. How can we bring peace to this earth? By speaking the right words of God, over someone’s life, then we will create peace.
When we speak evil about other people, our job, our church, тощо. we will sow negative words of the devil, and reap destruction and turmoil. When we do this, then we are ні the peacemakers, we should be. Therefore we must be careful with the words we speak.
The Kingdom of God is a Kingdom of peace
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; але праведність, і мир, і радість у Святому Дусі (римляни 14:17).
The earth was without form, and void before God brought harmony. God brought peace upon this earth. The beginning of creation represents His Kingdom; a Kingdom of peace, гармонія, порядок, etc. After the creation, this peace that God created, became disrupted, because man disobeyed God’s commandment and believed the words of a serpent (an animal) натомість.
Adam and Eve listened to and obeyed the animal(створення), instead of obeying God (their Father, and Creator).
Disobedience to God causes turmoil
Immediately after they disobeyed God, sin entered the world, and the spirit of man died. But God in His great mercy, had already a plan B and that was the promise of the seed that would bruise the serpent’s head. Jesus had to come, so that man would be reconciled to God, and that their spirit would become alive again. Ісус прийшов на цю землю, to create peace in the chaos of sin and iniquity. тому, Jesus is the Prince of Peace;
Бо в нас дитина народилася, нам дається син: і влада буде на його плечі: і назвуть йому ім'я Дивний, консультант, Могутній Бог, Батько вічний, Князь миру (Ісая 9:6)
Jesus came to this earth to bring peace. The peace He brought was not an earthly peace, such as the Jews expected; freedom from the oppression of the Roman Empire. But Jesus came to bring heavenly peace.
He came to redeem people, from the oppression of the devil and restore the relationship between God and man. He gave back the authority (to the redeemed man), which was lost in райський сад.
God promises peace
Бо я знаю думки, що думаю про вас, каже Господь, думки про мир, і не від зла, щоб дати вам очікуваний кінець (Єремія 29:11)
God is the Author of peace (1 Коринфянам 16:11), God is our peace (Джон 16:33, Ефесян 2:14, Колосяни 1:20). God said in Isaiah 48:18, that if they had given heed to His commandments, that their peace would have been like a river and their righteousness as the waves of the sea.
What should you do, if you don’t experience peace?
The opposite of peace is turmoil, which can be caused by i.e. worry. For example, when you worry about the future, or finances, thoughts will be running through your head. You will not experience peace but chaos.
The worries of the world will control your mind and your way of thinking in such a way, that it will kill the seed (слово) про Бога. When the seed is killed, it won’t produce any fruit.
When you spend time with Jesus and study His Word, eventually your mind will line up with the Word. There will be a peace in your mind, що переходить усяке розуміння.
Every time a situation will try to get a hold on you, you will speak the Word of God and not let worry enter your mind. Every thought, that is not of the Lord will cause chaos, and must be taken captive in Christ Jesus; Слово Боже.
Therefore the only way to experience peace, and bear the fruit peace is to know His Word, виконувати Його заповіді, apply His Word to your life and walk in His Word.
Jesus specifically says, that we should not worry about our lives (мат 6:25, Люк 12:22). Paul confirms this once again in Phil 4:6 and said that we should not be worried about anything. That means in nothing.
Worry doesn’t belong in the life of a born again Christian.
Do you experience worry or anxiety?
When you do experience worry or anxiety, then I would like to urge you to begin to study the Word of God. Оновіть свій розум зі словом Божим. Йти, наприклад, to Philippians 4:7 and read this verse over and over again. Start memorizing this verse and every time, when a thought comes up in your mind, that will try to create chaos and try to take away your peace, then say out loud:
«I’m not worried, and I shall not worry about anything, because the peace of God, що перевершує всяке розуміння, shall keep my heart and mind through Christ Jesus”
Бог каже, that the wicked have no peace (Ісая 48:22). We don’t belong to the wicked anymore, because we have given our lives to our Lord Jesus Christ. We have received the Holy Spirit and therefore we will have peace.
Ісус сказав: “Peace I leave with you, Мій мир даю вам: не так, як світ дає, віддаю тобі. Нехай не тривожиться серце ваше, neither let it be afraid” (Джон 14:27)
When you are too busy with the things of the world, and feed your mind with the things of the world, and don’t spend much time with God, in His Word, then it won’t take long before you will be overtaken by worry, занепокоєння, страхи, and turmoil. Якщо сіяти в м'ясо, you will reap in the flesh.
Фруктовий мир
Ти будеш тримати його в повному спокої, чий розум зосереджений на Тобі: бо він на Тебе покладається (Ісая 26:3)
Do you believe in Jesus Christ, but have not submitted your life to Jesus Christ yet? Do you see Jesus as your Saviour, but not your Lord and Master? Or maybe you have been raised in a religious home and went to church every week, but have not made Jesus Lord over your life and don’t have a personal relationship with Him? Maybe you’ve been entangled with the affairs of life and caught up in all the problems of the world, and are looking for some peace?
Then there are six steps to get peace:
- Believe in Jesus Christ, каятися і зроби Його Господарем над своїм життям
- Be baptized (водне хрещення)
- Be filled with the Holy Ghost
- Оновіть свій розум зі словом Божим, by reading and studying the Word of God
- Keep and walk according to Його заповіді
- Walk after the Spirit instead of walking after the flesh (Бо бути тілесним – це смерть; Але бути духовно налаштованим – це життя і мир (римляни 8:6))
When you walk after the Spirit in His commandments, you shall experience a peace that passes all understanding. You shall bear the fruit peace and experience a peace that the world can’t give you, but Jesus can!
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