How did He do it? Where is it? The prophets declared it, the angels pronounced it and Christ, himself admits it. So where is it? Where is the peace He brought 200 years ago?
One way Christ opens the door for peace is with His Father. He offers us peace with God. Romans 8:7 says, “The sinful mind is at war with God. It does not obey God's law. It can't." Some of us have still not embraced the fact that our rebelious natures aggressively oppose God and His laws. Paul also states in Romans that "the wages of sin are death but that the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus" (Ro 8:23).
Christ came to bring peace in our world by reestablishing our relationship with the creator of this world.
Once that happens Christ calls us to live in peace with one another (Ro 12:18). Christ destroys the walls of hostility and seperation between us. He put our hatred to death on that cross (Eph 2:14-18). Christ makes peacce possible with one another.
The third way Christ brings the potential of peace is "peace within." After I am living in right relationship with the creator and his creation I am fully free to live in a way that manifests the Kingdom of God, here on earth, as it is in heaven.
Jesus makes it possible for us to live in such a way that people see glimpses of the kingdom of heaven. We are allowed the joy of working once again with God, under His command, as subjects of His realm. And when we do that our hearts find peace like it was meant to be.
When those angels sang "peace on earth" they knew what they were saying. Peace has arrived. Many have not seen or heard. Only those who have seen it and experienced it can share it.
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Very nice Pastor R. Hope you have a good flight home.
God Bless to you all.
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