The Life of Peace 平安的生命

[Dexu Xia]

The peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7

In Perth, Australia, there’s a place called Shalom House where men struggling with addictions go to find help. At Shalom House, they’ll meet caring staff members who introduce them to God’s shalom (Hebrew for peace). Lives crushed under the weight of addictions to drugs, alcohol, gambling, and other destructive behaviors are being transformed by the love of God.

Central to this transformation is the message of the cross. The broken people of Shalom House discover that through the resurrection of Jesus, they can find their own lives resurrected. In Christ, we gain true peace and healing.

Peace isn’t merely the absence of conflict; it’s the presence of God’s wholeness. All of us need this shalom, and it’s only found in Christ and His Spirit. This is why Paul pointed the Galatians to the Spirit’s transformational work. As the Holy Spirit operates in our lives, He generates His fruit that includes love, joy, patience, and more (Galatians 5:22–23). He gives us that vital element of true, enduring peace.

As the Spirit enables us to live in God’s shalom, we learn to bring our needs and concerns to our heavenly Father. This in turn brings us “the peace of God, which transcends all understanding”—the peace that “will guard [our] hearts and [our] minds in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:7).

In Christ’s Spirit, our hearts experience true shalom.

What things tend to rob you of God’s peace? How will you allow the Spirit to produce His peace in your heart?

God of shalom, thank You that Your desire is for peace to reign in my life. Thank You for the work of Jesus to make peace available and the work of the Spirit whose fruit in my life brings peace.

 上帝所赐出人意外的平安，必在基督耶稣里，保守你们的心怀意念。—腓立比书4章7节

在澳大利亚珀斯有个名为“平安之家”的机构，专门协助那些难以戒除成瘾的人。在平安之家，富有爱心的员工会向求助者说明何谓上帝的平安。这些因毒品、酗酒、赌博或其他成瘾行为而生命破碎的人，都能因上帝的爱而得着改变。

十字架所传递的信息是生命得以转变的关键。在平安之家，这些生命破碎的人们发现，借由耶稣的复活，他们能重获新生。在基督里，我们能得着真实的平安与医治。

平安不是没有冲突，而是有这位完美的上帝。我们每个人都需要这份唯有在基督和圣灵里才能得着的平安，这就是为什么保罗要让加拉太人明白，圣灵会动工改变人的生命。当圣灵在我们生命中运行，祂就会结出仁爱、喜乐、忍耐等许多果子（加拉太书5章22-23节），祂所赐给我们的还包括一个重要的要素，那就是真实、恒久的平安。

当圣灵使我们住在上帝的平安之中，我们就要学习将自己的需要和挂虑带到天父面前。那么“上帝所赐出人意外的平安，必在基督耶稣里，保守[我]们的心怀意念”（腓立比书4章7节）。

藉着圣灵，我们的心才能经历真实的平安。

哪些事物容易夺去你心中的平安？
你要如何让圣灵使你心充满平安？

赐平安的上帝，感谢祢让基督的平安在我心里做主。
感谢祢藉着耶稣所做的一切使我能得平安，
并藉着圣灵的工作在我生命中结出果实且带来平安。