Our passage today speaks to the path of maturity to which the Lord has called us. We receive the gift of salvation by faith when we choose to believe in Him. But in our passage today, we are taught that this gives us the right to become children of God. We tend to think differently. We very often join together salvation with being children of God, and this is not untrue. But John is making a distinction between different types of children.

When we think of strength, we do not naturally think of meekness. Many consider strength to be displayed when we fight back against those things and people that come against us. We often think of strength, in a negative sense, as those who dominate and subjugate others. But meekness is a strength greater than any person might display in fighting back against enemies or forcibly dominating others. Meekness is the strength to not respond. It is the strength to hold one’s peace

Every believer is called to minister God’s Word with grace. As ministers of the new covenant, we are to share truth through the Spirit — not condemnation, but love that draws people toward Christ and holiness.

The Word of God is alive and active, cutting deep into our hearts to reveal and heal what’s hidden. Like a skilled surgeon’s scalpel, Scripture removes the sin that harms us, bringing transformation and wholeness through God’s love.

So much of what we call peace is only a pause—sleep, distraction, or escape that quickly fades. But Psalm 119:165 points to a peace that lasts. Rejecting Counterfeit Peace reveals how God’s law and the flow of His Spirit bring confidence in stress and strength in struggle. Discover how to trade false comfort for the true peace that surpasses understanding.