What Is The Fruit Of Peace In The Bible?

There is a growing need for peace in our world that only God can fill. It’s always a good time to speak about the peace of God and so of the nine fruits of the Spirit, we want to focus on the fruit of peace in the Bible and how we can have more of it in our lives today.

Specifically, the fruit of peace in the Bible is one of the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit that are recorded in Galatians 5:22. As with all of the fruits of the Spirit, the pursuit and demonstration of peace is an indication of the presence of the Spirit of God in the believer’s life.

God wants us to experience His peace and to rest in His promises, but He also wants us to promote and demonstrate peace with our fellow man. Let’s dive deeper into the fruit of peace and allow the Spirit of peace to speak directly to us…

What Does The Fruit Of Peace Mean

The fruit of peace as I said is needed now more than ever before. Violence and hatred have taken over our world in the form of mass shootings, pandemics, and other tragedies. So what does the term fruit of peace mean?

The term fruit of peace simply refers to the fact that peace is a characteristic or the evidence you will see from someone being led by the Spirit of God. Jesus said when warning His disciples of false prophets in Matthew 7:16, “Ye shall know them by their fruits”.

And so in this uncertain climate that we find ourselves in, we have to ask, am I doing all that I can do to follow peace with all men? Am I doing everything I can to demonstrate and promote peace? The lack of peace in our world today has a spiritual origin. Jesus said in John 10:10, “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy”. One of the reasons that we have such a hard time getting these tragedies under control is that we’re trying to solve them with earthly solutions when they have spiritual origins.

When a person commits any act of evil they are not acting under their own unction or volition. If the fruit of peace is evidence that a person is being led by the Spirit of God then it makes sense that evil would be the evidence of a person being led by the spirit of the devil. You can’t arrest, imprison, or kill a spirit which is why when we catch or kill someone for such crimes, the same crime just happens somewhere else in like manner. This is a spiritual problem and must be addressed as such.

We must not only promote peace but also promote obedience to God as the only pathway to peace. One of the best ways to spread peace is to be peaceful. Seek to be a peacemaker in this world. Proverbs 15:1 says, “A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger”. Seek to calm and defuse anger. In every situation we should ask ourselves, how can I be a peacemaker in this situation? God honors and blesses those who pursue peace. In fact Psalms 34:14 tells us, “Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it”.

What Is The Fruit of Peace Spiritually

Without spiritual peace, physical or earthly peace can not be obtained. Most if not all of the things that would attack or disturb your peace on earth come from an evil, spiritual source. This is why The Apostle Paul said in Ephesians 6:12, “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places”. What is spiritual peace?

Spiritual peace is being in covenant with God the Father through faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ and Him crucified. This gives us not only peace with God but also authority over demonic forces which in turn gives us control over anything that would disturb our peace.

When Jesus rose from the dead He declared in Matthew 28:18, “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth”. Since we are, according to Romans 8:16-17, joint heirs with Him through faith we too have access to this power. In John 14:12 Jesus tells His disciples, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father”. Demonstrating any of the fruits of the spirit requires the Power of God

The Power of God enables us to be peacemakers on the earth both in the spirit and natural realm. Demonstrating the fruit of peace is an act of righteousness and this is what God wants us to be doing. When we don’t do the work of God on the earth we allow the devil free reign to cause death and destruction.

Sharing The Fruit Of Peace

As with all areas of Christian living, the best way to share the fruit of peace is by your example. There’s something powerful about the ability to put one’s pride aside and demonstrate humility for peace’s sake. These are the types of followers that God is looking for. God is looking for people to die sothat He may live through them. If we look at the life of Jesus, that is exactly what He did. The description of Jesus given in Isaiah 53 really brings this point out.

But he was wounded for our transgressions,
he was bruised for our iniquities:
the chastisement of our peace was upon him;
and with his stripes we are healed.

Isaiah 53:5

Jesus, the Son Of God was willing to sacrifice everything just so we could have peace. He is the God of the universe and yet for reconciliation and peace’s sake, he humbled Himself even to the death of the cross. We must remember that Jesus was not only our savior but also our example. God calls us to live our lives in the same manner that He did. As we look at the state of our world God is calling us to be peacemakers where ever possible.

We must be ambassadors for peace because if the people of God who know the Bible and the will of God don’t act a peaceful world can’t be achieved. Let’s do our part for the Kingdom of God and demonstrate the fruit of peace.

Amen, Well friends I pray these words were edifying to you and I want to invite you to download our free guide, “5 Ways To Fight Worry, Anxiousness, And Anxiety
With God’s Word”, I’m sure it will bless your soul. I want to thank you so much for studying with us and being here, we love you and we are praying with you that the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ is extended to you. Until next time we pray that your faith fails not.