Devotional of the Week

I had a revelation yesterday.

 

I was sharing about the season I’m coming out of—and how I feel the Lord leading me into something completely different. And if I’m honest… “different” feels scary. It feels risky. It makes me feel completely unequipped.

 

The advice I was given was simple: “Just follow peace.”

 

And something in me rose up immediately—
Absolutely not.

 

So I paused and checked my heart.
Where is that reaction coming from?

 

And then it hit me.

Story after story in Scripture came flooding in… and rarely did those who followed God walk a path that looked peaceful.

Some were rejected.
Some suffered.
Some even died.

 

They didn’t follow peace.
They followed the One who is peace.

They followed the One who met them in the fire, in the storm, in the unknown—and sustained them there.

 

If we make “peace” the thing we follow, we may end up avoiding the very places God is calling us to walk.

 

We are not led by comfort.

We are led by Christ.

 

And His peace doesn’t always lead us around the storm—
sometimes it meets us in the middle of it.

 

If you’ve ever been told to “just follow peace,” I want to encourage you to go deeper.

Grab your paper and pencil and work through this study. Take a few minutes to write down how this truth effects your core belief, write down the thoughts that come forward as a result to each section. The answers will be your own. I only set this as a guide.

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Core Message:

We are not led by the feeling of peace—we are led by Christ, and sustained by His peace.

 

1. The Misunderstood Phrase: “Follow Peace”

Key Scripture:

• Hebrews 12:14 — “Follow peace with all men…”

Clarification:

• This is about pursuing peace with others, not using peace as a decision-making tool

• It is relational, not directional

 

2. Jesus Never Promised a Peaceful Path

Key Scriptures:

• John 16:33 — Tribulation is guaranteed

• Matthew 10:34 — Not peace, but a sword

• John 15:20 — Expect persecution

Point:

• Difficulty is not a sign you missed God

• Sometimes it is confirmation you are walking with Him

 

3. We Follow a Person, Not a Feeling

Key Scriptures:

• John 10:27 — We follow His voice

• Isaiah 9:6 — He is the Prince of Peace

Point:

• Our direction comes from His voice and His Word

• Not from emotional confirmation

 

4. What Biblical Peace Actually Is

Key Scriptures:

• Philippians 4:6–7 — Peace guards your heart

• John 14:27 — Not as the world gives

Point:

• Peace is:

  • internal, not circumstantial

  • supernatural, not logical

  • sustaining, not steering

 

5. The Danger of Following “Peace”

False belief:

• “If it’s hard, it’s not God”

Truth (Scripture):

• Luke 9:23 — Take up your cross

• 1 Peter 1:6–7 — Refining through trials

• Romans 5:3–5 — Suffering produces endurance

 

6. What Actually Leads Us

• The Word of God

• The Spirit of God

• The voice of Christ

Key Scripture:

• Galatians 5:16 — Walk by the Spirit

 

7. Closing Truth

We do not follow peace as a feeling.
We follow Christ in truth.
And His peace sustains us along the way.

*Write a sentence about how this can be your truth.

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