Insights

How are we doing, our beloved families? How is your peace? Our country elected a new president recently and no matter who you voted for or who got elected, there are hurting and disillusioned people on the losing side. Never has peace mattered more than it does today. The beautiful thing is, as believers, we have access to an unending supply of peace from the Prince of Peace, Jehovah Shalom.

In Israel, when you greet someone you literally say “Peace” to them. You say “Shalom.” If you are asking someone how they are doing you say, “Ma sh'lom'cha” which means “How is your peace?” The response when things are good is “Kol Be’seder” meaning “All is in order” or when you have no peace you say, “Lo’Be’seder” or “Nothing is in order.”  What does it take for our world to be in order so that we can have peace reigning in our hearts? It cannot be contingent on our job, our family or even our new president; it must be contingent on our King.

Susanna Wesley was mother to 19 children, including influential Methodist preachers, John and Charles. When Susanna needed a moment for herself to pray and get her peace back she would grab her Bible and cover her head with her apron and pray and the children knew not to bother her as she would be better when she pulled her apron back down to continue the day.

Some of us need a Susanna Wesley moment in our lives right now. We need to stop what we are doing, grab our Bible, throw our proverbial apron over our heads and PRAY!

This world is divided. It feels out of order with so much division. Moms & dads, we need to convey peace and speak peace to our children. A great scripture I pray over my own children is Isaiah 54:13, “And all your children shall be disciples [taught by the Lord and obedient to His will], and great shall be the peace and undisturbed composure of your children.”

When you leave someone in Israel, you say, “Shalom, Shalom” and when you say the word twice in a row, it means “perfect peace.” Isaiah 26:3, “You will keep in perfect peace (shalom shalom) whose minds are stayed on You.” We need the perfect, excellent peace of the Lord!

“Now may the Lord of Peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way.”
2 Thessalonians 3:16

Becky Ross
Primary Education Principal
Logos Preparatory Academy