THE PROMISE OF PEACE

A professor stood before his class and boasted, “The Bible is false. It cannot be believed. It says, ‘Peace and goodwill toward men.’ History cannot account for a time when there were no wars!”
Disturbed, Arthur went to his pastor and related the incident. Calmly, his pastor said, “Art, that’s not what the angels said. They said, ‘Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth among men with whom He is pleased.'”
Politicians speak of peace through treaties and boundaries, threats and sanctions, wars and rumors of wars. But that is not the peace that God speaks of in His Word. His Word speaks of a peace that comes through salvation and surrender to the Prince of Peace. It is a peace that comes from the new heart that He implants within us. It is a peace that Christians enjoy when we open the door to our hearts and allow Him to come in and rule our lives.
The peace that Scripture speaks of will never come from a non-peaceful source. It is a peace that comes through the risen Christ and has its source in God Himself.
We cannot find peace in a turbulent, war-torn world until we make peace with God through Jesus Christ. Only when we go to Him in humility and with faith, trust, and surrender, repent and ask for His forgiveness will He grant us His peace.
Prayer: We pray, Father for Your peace – a peace that comes from the God of all comfort Who gives us His peace that assures us of His presence in our lives. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Scripture For Today: Luke 2:13-14 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: “Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”