Promises of Peace #26

Probably the best-known blessing in the Bible is found in Numbers 6:

22 The Lord said to Moses, 23 “Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:
24 “‘“The Lord bless you
    and keep you;
25 the Lord make his face shine on you
    and be gracious to you;
26 the Lord turn his face toward you
    and give you peace.”’
27 “So they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.” 

Notice what the bottom line blessing is: peace, shalom, that realization that all is well. How do we get there? The big thing in this blessing is that it comes from the Lord. He blesses; He protects; He looks at us and the brilliance of His glory shines on us; He gives us far more than we deserve; He proactively turns His face and looks at us, and says "here, My peace I give to you."  Finally, the power of God's peace is felt by the fact that God calls us His.  That is the place of blessing; that is the place of peace: being His people.