Already Brought Into Peace
he door is open, peace is your place in Him.
Devotional Credit: His Victorious Indwelling, compiled by Nick Harrison
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Paul says God has not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. In His Victorious Indwelling, the day’s reading gathers voices that point to the same center. Peace with God is not earned by the elite. It is not greater for some and smaller for others. It is the same peace for every child of God, because it is given in a Person, Jesus Himself.
That changes how we talk about our standing. We do not inch our way toward acceptance. We stand in grace because we stand in Jesus. We are not trying to coax God’s mood from anger to kindness. The cross has settled the issue. Wrath has been answered at Calvary. We are welcomed as family, with the same access and the same embrace as every other believer.
This peace does not make us passive. It makes us free. Free from the inner courtroom. Free from proving ourselves in God’s presence. Free to walk in the light without the shadows of fear. When peace is a Person who lives within, our days are marked by quiet courage. We move into conversations, decisions, and pressures with a settled heart, because our standing rests on Jesus, not on yesterday’s performance.
Thank you, His Victorious Indwelling, for gathering witnesses who bring us back to the center. To live in Christ is to live at home with the Father. The gospel is not a ladder. It is a life shared. And in that life, peace is not a prize for the few. It is a gift for the whole family.
Journal Entry, Voice of the Holy Spirit Through Scripture
I set you in My peace by uniting you to Jesus. You were far off, now you are brought near. I have justified you, therefore you have peace with God. You are not appointed to wrath, for you are appointed to salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ. I make you a son, a daughter, and I seal you for the day of redemption. There is now no condemnation for you who are in Christ Jesus, for the law of the Spirit of life has set you free.
I keep you in peace as you set your mind on Me. I am your comforter, and I remind you of all that is yours in the Beloved. I am your indwelling witness that you belong to the Father. I guide you to let the peace of Christ rule in your heart. I teach you to present yourself as one alive from the dead, so that your steps match your standing. When accusation whispers, answer with truth. When fear rises, remember your adoption. When you stumble, return to Me at once, for your Advocate is Jesus, and His blood speaks better things.
Walk with Me in this settled place. Let gratitude be the doorway you use all day long. You are complete in Christ, and from that fullness I lead you into works prepared beforehand. You do not strive for peace. You abide in the Prince of Peace, and I bear His fruit through you.
Real-Life Analogy
Think of a bank card that turns a locked door into an open lobby. You do not argue with the lock. You do not pick it. You place the card on the reader, hear the click, and walk in. Your access rests on the card’s authorization, not your effort at the handle.
In the same way, the Spirit of God has placed you in Jesus. Access is settled. When worry knocks hard at work or at home, rest your heart on your true authorization. In a meeting that is getting tense, or when an unexpected bill arrives, whisper from your seat, Lord, You are my peace within, guide my next word and my next step from this settled place. Then proceed. Answer the email with clarity and kindness. Make the phone call without panic. Offer an apology where needed. Take the next wise action as one who is already inside the lobby of grace.
Prayer of Confidence
Father, thank You that in Jesus I am not appointed to wrath. Thank You that I stand in grace, adopted, accepted, and at peace with You. Thank You that Your Spirit lives in me as the witness of my place in the family. I present myself to You as one alive from the dead. Let the peace of Christ govern my words, my reactions, and my decisions today. I receive the day from Your hand with gratitude, and I walk in what You have already provided.
Scripture References for the Voice of the Holy Spirit Through Scripture Section
1 Thessalonians 5:9 to 10; Romans 5:1 to 2; Romans 8:1 to 2 and 15 to 16; Ephesians 2:13 to 18; Ephesians 1:3 to 7 and 13 to 14; Colossians 2:9 to 10; Colossians 3:15; John 14:26 to 27; John 15:4 to 5; Philippians 4:6 to 7; Titus 3:5 to 7; Hebrews 10:19 to 22; 1 John 2:1 to 2