"The Gift of Peace"

March 22, 2025 Daily Devotion: "The Gift of Peace"John 14:27 New Living Translation  27 “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. (John 14:27) What is the peacethat the world gives? It is a slice of time without pressure, problem, or threat. We can know such times but, in a fallen world, such peace never lasts. Knowing that, our hearts are never really at peace amidst the world’s inevitabletroubles. Christ’s peace can be distinguished from that of the world by paintings produced for an art competition. The prize was promised to the artist who best depicted peace.