Is Peace A Myth or Truth?

Peace, Is It A Myth or Truth?
by py thomas
© September 4, 2013

There is no peace for Isra’el apart from Yeshua reckoning man back to YHVH through His shed blood.  Without Yeshua, sin will continue to reign like the terrorist it is.  Without Yeshua there is no “peace that surpasses all human understanding;” there is no joy of YHVH being our strength.  There is no peace when we are weak, yet not allowing Yeshua’s death and resurrection to be our strength.

Do we even know what and why we say pray for the peace of Jerusalem? Do we know how the peace of Jerusalem is supposed to come about; and why it’s such a priority? 

How will there be peace for Isra’el apart from the Prince of Peace, Yeshua prophesized in Isaiah 9:6-7

⁶ For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
⁷ Of the increase of His government and peace
There will be no end,
Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,
To order it and establish it with judgment and justice
From that time forward, even forever.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. (Isaiah 9:6-7)

 

There has been a call since the beginning  - a call to peace,  a call to completeness and oneness with our Creator, ELOHIM.  The new Jerusalem will encompass the full manifestation of that peace we pray for.  It is my prayer that we won’t pray in ignorance, but with understanding.

⁵ For thrones are set there for judgment,
The thrones of the house of David.

⁶ Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you.
⁷ Peace be within your walls,
Prosperity within your palaces.” (Psalm 122:5-7)

Peace in Isaiah 9:6 and Psalm 122:6 is the same  [7965] – Hebrew word, “shalom” from [7999] (shalam);  a prim. root; to be safe (in mind, body or estate) – to be completed.  Yeshua is the completion of our redemption and faith for both the Gentiles grafted into the “olive branch.”

¹⁶ For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches. ¹⁷ And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them became a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree, ¹⁸ do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you. (Romans 11:16-18)

Likewise, Isra’el is to also receive the same redemption, forgiveness and deliverance from the bondage of sin through Yeshua.  The Church and Isra’el will be intertwined through Yeshua and the Torah.   This intertwining is the “completing” peace that we will be partakers of through the covenant of salvation.  We are further reminded that YHWH’s plan of salvation comes with the promise that “⁶ And I am sure of this: that the One who began a good work among you will keep it growing until it is completed on the Day of the Messiah Yeshua.”  (Philippians 1:6).    And that good work is the work of salvation – the transformation and the renewing of YHWH’s right spirit within the sons and daughters of the covenant of salvation so that we come to the place of surrender to obedience – “to be holy as He is holy.”

If the beginning of wisdom is the fear of YHWH, what is the completion of wisdom?  The completion is the application of what wisdom teaches us.

As much we love and support Isra’el, are we willing to see that they like us are NOT exempt from the consequences of the sin of rebellion.  YHWH would not be a righteous and holy God if He did not judge sin; nor chastise/discipline those that are in covenant relationship with Him and that He loves.  By examining Isra’el, we must examine ourselves as well.  Many of us who are in the covenant of salvation would do well to start with 1 Corinthian 6 (myself included).

We say we love the YHWH and Yeshua, yet many ignore what Yeshua spoke to us about love in John 14:21-24 (read it).  The Shofar is being blown at sunset today to usher in a New Year.  Will it be a new year for correction?  There is  a call going out in the spirit realm – a call to repentance to the sons and daughters in covenant relationship with YHWH for both Isra’el  and the born-again in Yeshua.

Yeshua reminds us that:

 "²⁶ But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you. ²⁷ My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. ²⁸ And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand." (John 10:26-28).

If we are not Yeshua’s we are not hearing His voice calling to us, and thus, are not truly following Him.  For those of us who are His sheep, this is a reminder that there are truly goats that dwell among us, and wisdom says that perhaps we should readjust some of our expectations of others.  Selah.

The Holy Spirit will teach us all things if we avail ourselves to be teachable.  Or we can be like some of those “happy Christians” and never allow the transforming work of the death and resurrection of Yeshua the Messiah to become the fruit of righteousness in our lives.  For those who choose the latter, they will never know the true “completing” peace of YHWH, nor understand what it means to pray for the peace of Isra’el or Jerusalem.  In praying for them, we are praying for ourselves as well.  The “grafted in” crowd (the Gentiles) are also the “commonwealth of Isra’el.

¹¹ Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh—who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands— ¹² that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. ¹³ But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. (Ephesians 2:11-13 NKJV)

¹¹ Therefore, remember your former state: you Gentiles by birth — called the Uncircumcised by those who, merely because of an operation on their flesh, are called the Circumcised — ¹² at that time had no Messiah. You were estranged from the national life of Isra’el. You were foreigners to the covenants embodying God’s promise. You were in this world without hope and without God.  ¹³ But now, you who were once far off have been brought near through the shedding of the Messiah’s blood.  (Ephesians 2:11-13 CJB)

Let us pray with understanding that we might be completed in His peace and give glory, honor and praise to YHVH –for His mercy truly does and always will endure forever.