Jehovah-Shalom, The Lord Is Peace | Debbie Taylor Williams

Peace. Everyone’s looking for it. Where? Drugs. Vacation. Sex. Entertainment. In the meantime, and while seeking peace, life goes on. Worriers worry. Whiners whine. Complainers complain. Wheat beaters beat wheat. And that’s where we find Gideon. He is beating wheat in a winepress in order to hide it from the Midianties.

Judges 6 is the incredible account of when the Lord came to Gideon and told him to tear down the altar of Baal and cut down the Asherah in order to restore worship of the Lord. He then commissioned Gideon to deliver Israel out of the hands of the Midianites.

Judges 6:24 records Gideon’s response to the Lord. “Then Gideon built an altar there to the Lord and named it The LORD is Peace.”

Jehovah-Shalom, the LORD of Peace, came to a nation threatened by enemies and to people who worshipped Baal.

Jehovah-Shalom not only came to Gideon, but His Spirit of peace and power came upon Gideon.

Isn’t that what we need? God’s peace and power?

What can we learn from Jehovah-Shalom and Gideon about personal and national peace?

Worship the Lord of Peace, Jehovah-Shalom.
Be filled with the Lord’s Spirit of peace and power.
Fight valiantly for righteousness.

JEHOVAH SHALOM, LORD OF PEACE, thank You that by Your Spirit we can experience peace and power as we stand for righteousness as Gideon did.

Would you like to experience more grace and peace? Check out Debbie’s Bible study, “Experiencing Grace and Peace in Cultural Chaos” by clicking HERE. You can also access the free accompanying videos and podcasts by clicking HERE.

Today, we remember with deep gratitude those who gave their lives in service to our country, as well as their families.