Prayers That Activate Blessings

Chapter 6 The Blessing Of Shalom

AS I MENTIONED in the introduction, activating the blessings of God has everything to do with dwelling in the peace or shalom of God, which is an all-inclusive word that encompasses prosperity, safety, health, protection, fruitfulness, and abundance. According to the Hebrew definition, we can substitute the word prosperity with shalom (peace). Religion has conditioned us to believe that life should be full of trouble and that one day by and by we will go to heaven and then we will have peace. Peace is not only for heaven but also for the here and now on the earth. Your days should not be full of trouble. That doesn't mean trouble will not come, but you can stand up and tell trouble to go. You do not have to live a life of worry and anxiety. Peace is yours. Prosperity is yours. Even when trouble comes, it will not take away your peace. The whole world is looking for peace. But there is only one way to peace, and that is through Jesus. He says, "I am the way..." (John 14:6); "I am The-Lord-Is-Peace [Jehovah Shalom]" (Judg. 6:24). Having Jesus in your heart is the way of peace. No Jesus; no peace. That's when prosperity comes; that is when blessing comes. Peace is what you have as a saint of God. You are also a peacemaker, and according to Matthew 5:9, you are blessed. You bring shalom wherever you go because Jesus is inside of you. You can change the whole atmosphere of a room, because