PEACE!
I BELIEVE THAT ALMOST EVERYONE in the world is desirous of living in a world of peace. Even those who find themselves having to fight for family, faith and fatherland, are desirous of living a life of peace. Most of us in the world just want to love and care for our family and friends, we only want a safe place to call home and some food to put upon the table. Fathers and mothers throughout the world just desire to know that they can tuck their children into bed each night in a place that is peace-filled, knowing that they can awaken to a new day with new possibilities.
Sadly, we live in a world where peace seems to farther from us than in days that have past. Every day we hear of wars and rumors of wars. Gang warfare fills the streets of our cities, large and small, urban and rural. All over the world we hear of the skirmishes between tribes, villages and even families. Our own military travels the world over seeking to ensure peace only to leave the war zones wondering if things are better or worse for our being there. If ever we needed peace it is now.
At the Advent time of the year we remember the One who came as the Prince of Peace, seeking to bring peace to a world in desperate need of it. Our Lord, Jesus, the Messiah, came to re-establish peace on earth by re-establishing peace between God and those created in His image. The astonishing thing is, the peace could only be restored through the death of the Son of God, our Savior, Jesus Christ.
Peace has a cost.
Jesus came to bring us His peace, not the world’s idea, but God’s deep abiding peace. (John 14:27; John 16:33) A peace that is beyond what we would comprehend (Philippians 4:7) And we, who choose to know this peace, called not just to live in peace, but to be peace-makers (Matthew 5:9). It is the ones who make peace, not just seek to live in it, that are called the sons of God.
How will you make peace this Advent season? What a grand gift to give! Check-out Advent Conspiracy for some ideas of being a Peace-Maker this Advent season.
Labels: Advent, Advent Conspiracy, Beatitudes, Christmas, Epistle to the Philippians, God, Gospel of John, Gospel of Matthew, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Messiah, Peace, Peace-Makers, Prince of Peace
posted by Pastor Randy @ 5:58 PM
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