Jehovah Shalom
When the people of Israel were persecuted by the Midianites, the Lord sent an angel to Gideon assuring him His salvation and protection. Gideon besought the angel to show him a sign and then prepared unleavened cakes and meat for the angel after killing a kid. He put the flesh in a basket and the broth in a pot and presented the same to the angel under the oak. Then the angel commanded him to lay the unleavened cakes and the flesh upon a rock and pour out the broth. The angel put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes. There rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel departed out of the sight of Gideon. Fear gripped Gideon when he perceived that it was an angel of the Lord whom he had seen face-to-face. And the Lord said to him, “Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die”. Then Gideon built an altar there for the Lord and called it “Jehovah-Shalom” (Judges 6:17-24).
Under the Old Testament, if anybody had to see an angel of the Lord face to face, he should die. Nevertheless, under the New Testament, anybody can have access to the very Throne of God through the Blood of Christ Jesus. The kind of peace promised to Gideon is different from that promised to us, under the New Covenant. Gideon got peace after deliverance from the fear of death whereas Christ Himself has become our Peace (Eph.2: 14). An angel of the Lord met Gideon, whereas under the New Testament, the Lord Jesus, the Prince of Peace Himself, not only met us but has also taken abode in our heart through the Holy Spirit. He is Emmanuel, God with us. If Gideon had to construct an altar with stone and brick, we are supposed to build an altar for our God through intercessory prayers and sacrificial offerings for His body, the Church. Intercessory prayers raised from this altar would herald God’s peace in the lives of many people.
In John 14:27, Jesus said, “”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”. Have you peace with your spouse or children today? Is your marriage life broken? Christ will give His peace to your estranged spouse or disobedient children today. Worship and adore God “Jehovah-Shalom”. Today as you get revelation of His Name “Jehovah-Shalom”, the devil, who has been destroying the peace in your family will flee from your house in Jesus’ Name. He is a thief who has come to steal His peace from you. Today you should command him to leave your house in the Name of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace. Dear minister, present Christ Jesus as the Prince of Peace to those who are in need of His peace in their lives.
- Job Anbalagan