Twice-Spoken Peace, Sent Hearts

Quiet within the noise, His peace settles the room of the heart.

Devotional Credit: Days of Heaven on Earth, A. B. Simpson
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Jesus met fearful disciples on the first day of the week. Doors were locked. Hearts were tense. He came and stood among them with peace, then He said it again, peace. Simpson draws our eyes to that repeated blessing. There is the great settling of being reconciled to God through Jesus. Then there is the steadying quiet of His own peace flowing within us for the work He entrusts to us.

I am grateful for how Simpson names the second peace. Many of us know we have peace with God. Fewer of us live from the peace of God. We carry concerns like stones in our pockets. We move through our tasks with shoulders drawn up. Then the risen Lord steps close and says peace again. Not as a slogan. As a present reality, Himself.

This second peace is not a reward for trying harder. It is what Jesus gives as He breathes His life into our ordinary day. It does not deny our responsibilities. It lightens them. It does not scold our anxieties. It replaces them with Himself.

So before He sends us, He settles us. Before mission, union. Before activity, abiding. He frees our hands from clutching our own burdens, then He fills those hands with His purposes for the people right in front of us. Thank you, Brother Simpson, for pointing us to the peace that Jesus repeats until it rests in us.

Journal Entry – Voice of the Holy Spirit Through Scripture

I was with the disciples behind closed doors, and I am with you now. Your heart knows the first peace, the peace with God through the risen Jesus. Receive the second peace, the peace of God guarding you as you set your mind on what is above and let the message of the Messiah dwell richly within you. I am your peace. I still storms within. I quiet arguments of fear. I steady your steps as you present yourself to God.

You are not an orphan. The Father sent Me to dwell in you because Jesus has reconciled you by His blood. You are united with Him. You have died with Him. You live with Him. Christ in you is the hope of glory, not a distant hope only, but a present source. Let the peace of the Anointed One rule in your heart. Let it umpire the inner noise. I will keep you in perfect peace as your mind rests on Me in trust.

Do not carry what I am willing to carry. Cast your cares on Me. In everything, with grateful acknowledgment of My nearness, open your hands. I garrison your heart and mind in Jesus. This is not the peace the world gives. This is My presence. I strengthen you to bear another’s weight, to forgive another’s wrong, to speak truth with gentleness. I am both the calm and the courage.

Now hear the sending. As the Father sent Jesus, so He sends you, and I breathe His life through you. Abide, then go. Present, then walk. Yield, then love. You are Mine. Walk into the room you fear. I am already there. Speak to the person you would rather avoid. I supply the words. Rest tonight without rehearsing tomorrow. I keep watch. My peace is not fragile. It is Myself with you.

Real-Life Analogy

Think of what happens when you put on quality noise-canceling headphones in a busy airport concourse. The clatter fades. You can still see the movement. You can still attend to the gate change when it is announced. But the relentless roar is hushed. That second layer of quiet gives you space to act with clarity. In the same way, the Holy Spirit quiets the inner roar, not by removing every external sound, but by surrounding your heart with the presence of Jesus so you can attend to the next faithful step.

Try this today. Before you answer the tense email or step into the hard conversation, pause for one quiet sentence of surrender. Say, Lord, I trust You to steady me with Your peace and express Your life through me in this very moment. Then answer with honesty and kindness, expecting His calm to carry your words and your tone.

Prayer of Confidence

Father, thank You that in Jesus I already have peace with You. Thank You that Your Spirit lives in me as the peace of God for today’s moments. I acknowledge Your nearness. I set down what is not mine to carry. I welcome Your rule in my heart. I receive Your sending as Your gift, not my project. Lord, I trust You to express Your life through me with quiet courage, patient love, and clear words. Your peace holds me. Your presence guides me. I rest in what You have already given.

Scripture References for the Voice of the Holy Spirit Through Scripture Section

John 20:19-23. Romans 5:1. Philippians 4:6-7. Colossians 3:15-16. Isaiah 26:3. 1 Peter 5:7. John 14:16-18. Ephesians 2:14. Romans 6:4-11. Galatians 2:20. Colossians 1:27. 2 Thessalonians 3:16. Psalm 55:22.