I have just been reading John 14, and wanted to share a thought with others here. When Christ says,
"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid," (Joh 14:27)
I have always thought of this as that peace with God which He purchased for us with His own blood, and so it is.
But what struck me this morning are the words "My peace." Matthew Henry says, "When Christ was about to leave the world He made His will. His soul He committed to His Father; His body He bequeathed to Joseph, to be decently interred; His clothes fell to the soldiers; His mother He left to the care of John: but what should He leave to His poor disciples, that had left all for Him? Silver and gold He had none; but He left them that which was infinitely better, His peace." Therefore, HIS PEACE, that peace which He displayed in every situation, is surely what has been left to us. I had not really appreciated the implication of this until now. What do others think?