“ But the LORD said to him, “Peace! Do not be afraid. You are not going to die.” So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace. ” Judges 6:23-24a (NIV)
We read today of another name for our God which comes to us in the story of Gideon. It was the Angel of the the LORD sent by God to commission Gideon to lead the Israelites against the Midianites. When Gideon realized that he had been talking to the Angel of the LORD face to face, he became afraid and prayed to God. The Hebrew name Gideon used was Yahweh Shalom with is translated The LORD is Peace. In the context of Gideon's experience we realize that God gave him personally real peace in his heart. We can read further that God helped him to miraculously win victories over the Midianites with a very small army and the victories brought peace for the people of Israel. We can trust in this same God to fill our hearts with His peace. Because we know Him today we can experience this peace today, because it is the LORD of Peace who is the God we know. It's a promise as sure for us as it was for Gideon.
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