August 11, 2026

This exploration of peace has been really fascinating to me. Perhaps I need to do more Scriptural deep dives on different topics. Maybe courage or strength will be next. What do you think?

Anyway, back to our current journey about peace. The most recent “peace” verse I read was Romans 5:1 (NLT): Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.

The CSB translation says, “Therefore, since we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

It’s interesting to note that both the NLT and CSB translations had a footnote on the word “peace.” Both say that peace can be translated as “let us have peace.” The CSB footnote goes a step further and says this can be translated as “faith, let us grasp the fact that we have peace.”

That’s me all right — trying to grasp the fact that I already have peace. That’s part of what this journey has been about.

Then the commentary in the CSB points back to Philippians 4:6-7, “Don’t worry about anything; instead pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.(NLT). I love this reference, because it connects to what I’ve already explored.

Today’s verse from Romans basically says we have assurance of our place in heaven as believers, because of what Christ did on the cross. We have hope! Hope of seeing Christ again.

And hope connects back to the first verse I read about peace, John 14:27, which states: I am leaving you with a gift – peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid. ~(NLT).

We have hope because this peace (unlike the world’s definition of peace) comes from our salvation. And the referenced verse in Philippians lets us know we can trust God with this promised peace.

And now, Romans says we already have peace through faith.

I think something is finally clicking within me. Peace truly isn’t what the world’s definition of peace says it is. Truthfully, I want a world (even my own little world) to be one without conflict or sorrows. If I didn’t have trouble, then I’d have peace.

But that’s what I need to change in how I think about peace. It’s not the world’s definition that matters.

Real peace is something different, greater, and much, much deeper.

It’s soul-deep.

It is having hope in Christ, trusting Christ, and loving Him. It’s having a deep faith, even through difficult times.

Yes, it’s easy to feel unsettled, even hopeless at times, and it’s easy to let go of peace.

But we need to keep hanging on.

Because God’s peace is so much better and so much greater than anything from the world.

So here I sit, hanging on and grasping the fact that I already have peace. Changing my definition and going soul-deep to find a true peace from Christ.

What about you? Have you had to change your own definition of a concept through Scripture and faith? What made you go “soul-deep?”

Let’s encourage one another.