March 07 2026

Saturday March 07

Peace, and Love with Faith

Ephesians 6:23

If you could choose three spiritual blessings that you feel you need every single day, what would they be?

Today we come to Ephesians 6:23, where the Apostle Paul finishes this letter with a beautiful blessing: “Peace to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” These few words summarize some of the most important themes in the entire book of Ephesians.

First, Paul speaks about “peace to the brethren”. Earlier in the letter, remember in Ephesians 2:13-17, the Apostle Paul wrote about this: “But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity. And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near.” Jesus Christ Himself is our peace.

Remember, this peace comes in two ways as far as the believer is concerned. First, we have “peace with God”. Romans 5:1 says: “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” Also in Ephesians 2:8-9 we read: “For by grace are you saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast.” We are justified. We are made right before a holy God. We have a right standing before Him. We are without guilt, without shame, and without the burden of sin when we stand before God. Why? Because we have peace with God by faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary.

Then there is another kind of peace. As believers we can experience the “peace of God”. Philippians 4:6 says: “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” This is the peace of God that comes when we commit and yield everything we are facing—our circumstances, our situations, and our lives—to the Lord Jesus Christ. We give it over to Him.

Then in Philippians 4:9, Paul says: “And the God of peace will be with you.” When we do the things Paul instructed the believers in Philippi to do—when we meditate on the right things and live according to the truth—then we can have the confidence and assurance that the God of peace is with us.

My friend, peace comes first. After that, notice Paul mentions “love with faith”. Three powerful words: peace, love, and faith. Faith and love belong together. Love is the source, and faith is the strength that sustains the Christian life. Love reaches down from God to us. Faith reaches up from us to God. Love provides everything we need. Faith takes hold of what God has provided. Throughout this book, the Apostle Paul repeatedly emphasizes these truths. We are saved by faith, and then we are called by faith to walk in love, just as Christ loved us.

Notice also something very important: these blessings come from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Every spiritual blessing originates with God. Peace does not come from circumstances. Love does not come from human effort alone. Faith is not something we produce in our own strength. These gifts flow from our relationship with God the Father through our Lord Jesus Christ. He alone is the source. Jesus is the source of every spiritual blessing.

It is remarkable that the Apostle Paul was writing these words while sitting in a Roman prison. From a worldly perspective, his circumstances looked very discouraging. Yet Paul spoke about peace, love, and faith. Why? Because his confidence and his joy were not rooted in his surroundings. They were rooted in the unchanging character of God.

Oh my friend, that is the same way it should be for us today. No matter what we face in life, our peace, our love, and our faith come from the Lord Himself and from our daily relationship with Him. As we dive into His Word, as we take time to meditate on who He is and what He is doing for us right now—“ever living to make intercession for us”—we can experience that peace.

God bless you, and may you have a wonderful, wonderful, peaceful day.