The sacrifice of a peace offering…
A giving of the good portions unto the Lord.
In days of old a repeated process required
Offering up the blood and fat over fire.
Not for repentance but fellowship.
“Shalom” a rest in safety from ones enemy,
A covenant of relationship,
From man a hope for harmony,
A ritual to be made with joy.
Before Christ, Peace a temporal space,
Sandwiched in between wars and battles.
The promise spoken to Isaiah
Of a peace from God from a heavenly place,
The burning alter not needed, eventually to be
dismantled.
Coming soon would be a peace that does not
depart.
A completeness, wholeness and tranquility
That would internally dwell in the heart.
A peace that has everlasting durability.
The Greek “Eirene” an assurance of salvation
That the Messiah has procured our righteousness.
No longer fretting but at peace with the
transformation
Now at ease in the assurance of his enduring
faithfulness.
Free from compulsion to work out
our piousness.
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to
you as the world gives." John 14:27
"free from compulsion to work out our piousness." I initially saw piousness as poisonous - either works. :)
ReplyDeleteWhy do we not operate out of this reality? That is the question. I really appreciate this post.