Who Am I?ናሙና

An amazing thing happens after Gideon experiences God. The Angel of the Lord gives him the Peace of God, and here in this passage, we learn the name of God, Jehovah Shalom.

Peace comes not in knowing all the details about our future, being comfortable about our present, and settling everything from our past. Peace doesn’t even result when we fully understand who we are becoming (Gideon did not yet).

No, true, lasting peace comes as a result of knowing God. This peace is “shalom,” everything that makes for our completeness, our wholeness.

Nothing had changed in Gideon’s circumstances. The Midianites were still a threat. They had not been defeated. Nevertheless, Gideon could call the place “The-Lord-Is-Peace.” Why? Because he believed God’s Word.

Later, despite some ups and downs, Gideon would defeat the Midianite army of 135,000 troops with only 300 men.

If you lack peace about who you are, believe what God has to say about you, as Gideon learned to do.

Galatians 2:20 says, “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”

Jesus loves you and gave Himself for you, so your identity is no longer just about your life, your plans, and your dreams. Your life is Christ who lives in you, and that makes for your peace.