Peace

 March 25, 2024

“May the God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.” Heb. 13;20-21

If God is at work in us and his purpose is to enable us to do what pleases him, the obvious question is, “What exactly, pleases God?” There are lots of answers to that question, but the first one is found in these very verses. If God is the God of peace, then it pleases him when we have renounced our rebellious, sinful ways, surrendered to Jesus, and are at peace with God. 

Secondly, it pleases God when we live in peace with one another, which means we do our best to get along even with those who want to harm us, and not allow differences of opinion to cause us to reject one another.

It also pleases God when we have peace within ourselves. This is a direct result of our finding peace with God. Most of our dissatisfaction with ourselves stems from our not being at peace with God in whatever area of our lives that is causing us stress. We’re trying to live life on our own terms, to do things our way. We can’t be at peace with ourselves when we aren’t at peace with God.