Personal Peace

John 14:27 New King James Version (NKJV):

²⁷ Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you;
not as the world gives do I give to you.
Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

When the Bible uses the word “peace” it means a wholeness, fullness, or completeness.  In the Biblical concept, we find that peace is the result of having needs met and being free from want.  Interestingly, peace is not something that a person can find or achieve for ourselves.  When Jesus was getting ready to go to the Cross, He comforted his disciples by promising peace.  But He gives them some extra information.  The peace that Jesus promised is personal.  It is His peace, and he alone can give peace.  Furthermore, this peace is given in a special way.  It is not given in the same way the world gives.  The world gives with conditions and expectations, but the Lord gives His peace freely and fully to all who believe in Him.  While we may get distracted, and we may be deceived, we never have less than all that we need.