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Read: Judges 6:25-26
Listen: Judges 6

“Tear down your father’s altar to Baal and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.” Judges 6:25b

This summer, we’ve been discussing God’s attributes. This week, we considered that God is Peace. Through the story of Gideon and Paul’s instructions in Philippians, the Bible makes it clear that peace is found in God. So, what is the proper response to God’s attribute of peace? One significant response is to try to find peace in the right place. Acknowledging God as the God of peace isn’t a passive action or something only done in a person’s mind. God as peace requires something more—an active response. It requires searching for peace in the God of peace. Gideon’s family was looking for peace through Baal, Asherah and God. But God says that’s not going to work.

It is easy to seek peace through not only God but also things our culture says will find peace. Our culture tells us peace is found through things like partying or binge-watching television. But those things won’t bring real peace. Our culture also wants us to believe real peace can be found through therapy, working out or the right diet. While those things may help us become healthier, they aren’t the true source of peace. Without God, they won’t bring a lasting peace. Because God is peace, we find lasting peace in him alone.

TODAY: Open your journal and write “Peace” at the top of the page. Start a list of things you do when you are looking for peace. Your list may include things that are healthy and unhealthy. After you’ve written your list, write God is Peace underneath it. Write a second list of ways you can turn to God to find peace.

JESUS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT:

Read Psalm 68. Highlight anything that points to Jesus. Consider how this psalm points to Jesus’s ascension to heaven.