April
11, 2003
BLESSED
ARE THE PEACEMAKERS
"Blessed
are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God"
(Matthew 5:9, NKJV).
Christ
is "the Prince of Peace" (Isaiah 9:6). It is His
mission to restore peace and unity to heaven and earth (see
Ephesians 1:9, 10). "Being justified by faith, we have
peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" (Romans
5:1). Jesus said, "Peace I leave
with you. My peace I give to you: not as the world gives do
I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let
it be afraid" (John 14:27 NKJV). Isaiah testified,
"You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed
on You, because he trusts in You" (Isaiah 26:3). Whoever
opens his heart to the love of Christ and follows Him will
become a partaker and distributor of this heavenly peace.
"There
is no other ground of peace than this. The grace of Christ
received into the heart subdues enmity; it allays strife and
fills the soul with love. He who is at peace with God and
his fellow men cannot be made miserable... The heart that
is in harmony with God is a partaker of the peace of heaven
and will diffuse its blessed influence on all around. The
spirit of peace will rest like dew upon hearts weary and troubled
with worldly strife.
"Christ's
followers are sent to the world with the message of peace.
Whoever, by the quiet, unconscious influence of a holy life,
shall reveal the love of Christ; whoever, by word or deed,
shall lead another to renounce sin and yield his heart to
God, is a peacemaker."--Thoughts From The Mount Of
Blessing, pp., 27, 28.
"Blessed
are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children
of God" (Matthew 5:9). "For as many as are
led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God" (Romans
8:14).
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