Peace to Peacemaker!
"Therefore, having been justified by faith,
we have peace with God through our
Lord Jesus Christ."
Romans 5:1
A couple of modern maxims reflect an important biblical
principle: “It takes one to know one” and “You can’t give
what you don’t have.” In other words, personal
experience
and possessions dictate what we can attempt to pass on to
others.
That's especially true when it comes to being a peacemaker
in this world. Since having peace in this world depends first
on having peace with God, that’s where we must start.
Once
we have peace with God, we can be at peace with others—
and share peace with them.
The New Testament is abundantly clear that our peace with
God comes through our justification by faith, which results in
our reconciliation with God. Once reconciled to God, peace
we enjoy can be shared with others.
In fact, another way to describe our role as peacemakers
is as ministers of reconciliation, Paul’s description of
those
who have been reconciled to Christ (2 Corinthians 5:18).
Do you have peace with God today?
It comes through faith in Christ. Once we have
peace, we can be peacemakers in this world.
"Few things more adorn and beautify a Christian
profession than exercising and manifesting the
spirit of peace."
A. W. Pink
