Peace is our weapon. In this conference clip from 2019, Beni Johnson shares a powerful message on the importance of staying in peace. We were not designed to worry; worry will never change anything. Through surrender and trust, we can experience God’s perfect peace, no matter what we face.
him you know the the issue with peace is
trust
well we trust the lord enough
and if we trust the lord enough we can
let those things go and peace will come
peace is a weapon
let’s turn to isaiah 26
3 and 4.
now i can guarantee you this morning
there are people in this room that are
longing to feel peaceful in a situation
that they’re going through
it’s just a given
but i’m telling you today that that
weapon of peace that that peace is your
weapon
so let’s read this you
will keep
in perfect peace
those who minds are stayed on you
because they trust in you
trust in the lord forever for the lord
the god himself is the rock eternal
the word those
means creatures
creature we are creatures we are created
by god
the word stayed means to keep or create
and the word rock means creator or
sustainer of the world so our creator
created us his creatures
to be peaceful
loving trusting beings who have trained
their minds
to be stayed on him and that’s the trick
to train our minds to be stayed
focused on him
we were not meant to carry worry
how many know that doesn’t work
just
it just doesn’t work
we can worry and worry worry and it’s
not going to change a stinking thing
and this is really good for intercessors
those who really have an anointing for
prayer
which i believe we all should
but intercessors
have a tendency to carry
what they’re praying
in kind of a depressing way in other
words they carry that heaviness they
carry the woundedness
and we were not meant to carry that
first of all jesus took it to the cross
so we have to surrender
so when we trust in god even in the face
of difficulties god gives us that
perfect peace that he so desires to give
all of us and if we’re worrying and
stressing and anxious
it’s pretty much impossible for him
to give us that peace
philippians 4 6 through 7 in the
amplified version is such a good
reference and i want to read that to you
4 6 and 7.
do not fret or have any anxiety
let’s just laugh at that
do not fret or have any anxiety about
anything
oh jesus help us
but in every circumstance in in
everything by prayer and petition
definite request
with thanksgiving continue to make your
wants known to god
so keep praying
and pray more
and pray more
and speak in tongues
and speak in tongues and speak in
tongues and if you aren’t baptized in
the holy spirit speaking in tongues i
pray that you come away from this place
doing it
and it’s a gift it’s easy you just ask
for it and when your mind picks up on
these words you say them out and it
might be one word you know you can grow
your prayer language
verse seven and god’s peace
shall be yours
that tranquil state of soul assured of
its salvation through christ
and so fearing nothing from god and
being content with its earthly law of
whatever sort that is that peace which
transcends all understanding shall
garrison and mount guard over your heart
and minds in christ jesus isn’t that
great that last part let’s read that
again
which transcends all understanding shall
garrison and mount that means dirty that
means
protects you
over your hearts and minds in christ
jesus
if you protect your peace your peace
will protect you
if you protect your peace
your peace will protect you and let me
tell you it’s a job
how many know that we were when you were
born again you were born into a war
whether you like it or not
and it’s a victorious war
but it’s not for the faint of heart
and we need to guard our hearts and
guard that peace that is our rightful
place
it is our inheritance to walk in peace
you should have so much peace in your
life that you can walk into a room of
turmoil and everybody will go oh
so cultivate that peace you know how you
cultivate that peace
you spend time with god
we were not designed to be stressed
at our core we were designed to be at
peace