The Comfort of Peace
Isaiah 40:1-9; Luke 2:14; John 14:27

Food For Thought

1. Describe a time when you were comforted.

2. Why would God want to comfort his people in Isaiah 40? Why would God want to comfort a hurting world?

3. What does peace have to do with comfort?

4. The Hebrew word for peace is shalom. It is a comprehensive word that means wholeness, the ideal, the way things should be. Where is shalom needed in your life?

5. What is something that stands in the way of your peace with God? What is one thing you can do this week to begin to surrender that area of your life?