Jehovah Shalom - The Lord Our Peace (Daily Devotional)

Hello and welcome back to Living Supernaturally. We are so glad that we could study the word of God together and in fact, when we believe, receive and walk in the word of God, it allows us and elevates us to live supernatural lives. We’ve been looking at the covenant names of God and today we are looking at yet another covenant name which is Jehovah Shalom. God uses many occasions to reveal Himself to us and through these covenant names, He reveals His power, His character and His desire to bring about what He is revealing or who He is revealing Himself to be in our lives. We go to Judges chapter 6 and we see a very difficult situation there, where Israel has done evil in the sight of the Lord and the Lord has given them over to the Midianites. The Midianites for over seven years come, oppress and take away the livestock, destroy the crops and Israel is in severe oppression. So much so, that they hide in caves, dens and strongholds in the mountains. The angel of the Lord comes and appears to Gideon in Judges chapter 6 and Gideon has an encounter and he asks these questions, if the Lord is truly our God, then where is the God of Elijah? Where are the promises? Why are all these things happening to us? The Lord through this angel reveals the plan and purpose for Gideon. He says, ‘arise O man of valor.’ Gideon says, do not go, I want to bring an offering and he brings and offering of meat and bread and he brings it before the angel. The angel of the Lord instructs him to place it on the rock and touches the offering with the staff and fire comes out from the rock and devours this offering. Then Gideon realizes that he is in the presence of something supernatural and in the presence of the angel of the Lord. He says, I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face and he says, alas, O Lord, for I have seen the angel of the Lord. The angel says, peace be with you, do not fear, you shall not die. Gideon builds an alter to the Lord and calls it, the Lord is peace or shalom. The Lord indeed is our peace. The Lord who revealed Himself to Gideon as the one who is Jehovah Shalom, the Lord is our peace even today. In the midst of confusion, chaos and storms, the Lord wants to remind us that He is Jehovah Shalom. Shalom is not just the absence of confusion or chaos, shalom is also the presence of goodwill, strength, salvation, peace, healing, prosperity and wholeness. He is Jehovah Shalom. Today, if you are going through any such problems or incidences and circumstances, we are reminded He is Jehovah Shalom. Shall we pray? Father, we thank you that you are Jehovah Shalom. If anything is happening in our lives contrary to the shalom you promised, we pray and invite you to come rule, reign and be enthroned in our lives as Jehovah Shalom, the one who brings peace, is peace and one who brings goodness, deliverance, salvation, prosperity, healing and wholeness. Come Lord and let this word be true in our lives and let this word be our experience even as you have revealed yourself as Jehovah Shalom, in Jesus’ name we pray and ask, Amen. Thank you for tuning in to Living Supernaturally, for more resources to strengthen your spiritual walk, please visit apcwo.org.