THE MISSING SHALOM – THE KEY TO FIND IT

When we claim to be Christians, we are claiming certain belief system to the foundation of our lives. We are confessing that the God of the Bible, is the God whom we believe sincerely and wholeheartedly, and are obeying Him faithfully; and that the Bible is the book that forms the basis of all our thoughts, words and deeds.

When we walk in obedience to God, God will grant us His peace, which passeth all human understanding. However, it is good to note that, we cannot experience true peace from the LORD, when we actively pursue injustice in our own life, expressed in and through our thoughts, words and deeds. YAHWEH-SHALOM would be absent when we desire to take things into our own hands and pursue things in an unjust manner.
– “17 Do not let your heart envy sinners, But be zealous for the fear of the LORD all the day; 18 For surely there is a hereafter, And your hope will not be cut off.” – Proverbs 23:17

When we as Christians are faced with injustice and discrimination, we are called to seek the LORD to set the injustice right. It is God who will work on our behalf to set things right. He will take care of it. We are called to walk His path – the path which our LORD Jesus Himself walked, and is asking us to walk.
– “In his Letter to the Philippians, Chapter 2, Verses 8 and 9, Paul reveals the inner movement of Christ’s mission: “He humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross. Therefore God exalted him …” / The path of Christ is not one of domination, but of self-emptying love (kenosis). His exaltation does not come through force, but through obedience and trust in the Father. This is not simply a theological idea, it is the pattern of God’s action throughout salvation history. / From the beginning, God reveals himself not through overwhelming force, but through unexpected weakness. Israel itself is chosen not because of its greatness, but because of God’s love. / Again and again, the Lord acts through what is small and fragile: A shepherd boy defeats a giant, as David proclaims, “that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves” (1 Samuel 17:47); a reduced army wins a battle so that the victory may be known as God’s and not man’s, when Gideon is told, “the people with you are too many … lest Israel boast” (Judges 7:2); a wandering people becomes the bearer of the divine promise, for the Lord chose Israel “not because you were more numerous … but because the Lord loves you” (Deuteronomy 7:7–8). For, as the Psalm (Chapter 20, Verse 7) declares, “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.” The message is consistent: God’s power is not like human power.” – Enzo Del Brocco

The Bible, which is the foundation of all our thoughts, words and deeds tells us clearly to walk this path. May we wholeheartedly seek the LORD Jesus to help us walk faithfully and obediently in all His ways, at all times, and all the days of our lives. Even so, the LORD help us.