The fruit of the Spirit includes a peace that goes beyond that of salvation. It is a sweet relationship. We are called to His presence and called to be confident in that presence because we are His friends. As Isaiah 26:3 says, “The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, because he trusts in You. “God’s peace transcends earthly matters. Believers are to be “anxious for nothing,” for God promises to “guard your hearts and minds.” It is a peace “which transcends all understanding”; that is, to the worldly mind, such peace is incomprehensible. Its source is the Holy Spirit of God, whom the world neither sees nor knows. The Spirit-filled Christian has a peace that is abundant, available in every situation, and unlike anything that the world has to offer. There is nothing better than to let the Spirit have control and perform His work of growing fruit to the glory of God!
