Did you know that Peace was never intended to stop with you? Throughout this entire series we’ve returned to this central truth, you’ve been born again of His incorruptible seed and as roots grow deep, fruit grows outward. Eventually that fruit begins creating a current that influences everyone around us.

Have you ever noticed that one angry or anxious person can spread anxiety or anger to many people? Peace works exactly the same way. When Christ settles your heart, something begins changing around you and people will notice, so will your family, friends and coworkers. Not because your life suddenly became easier…But because your responses became different.

One peaceful person can quietly steady everyone else. That’s what the fruit of the Spirit is wanting to produce in us, but not just for us, He wants it to become a current that begins flowing into the lives of others. So this week wasn’t just about finding more peace, instead it’s about becoming someone through whom God’s peace flows.

That’s exactly what Jesus did. The cross wasn’t simply God’s way of calming our fears. It was God’s way of reconciling sinners to Himself. Jesus made peace by removing the barrier that separated us from God. Now Paul says we have been entrusted with the ministry of reconciliation.

As followers of Jesus, we carry His peace into anxious homes, into divided families, tense workplaces and into difficult conversations. Not because we’re naturally calm, or always know what to say, but because the Prince of Peace lives within us. One peaceful person under the influence of the Holy Spirit can change the atmosphere of an entire room.