PARTICIPATING IN THE ROLE OF A PEACEMAKER
     Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is..." Revelation 1:4
                                     Edward Proffitt, Th.D.

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One scripture that I strive to make a part of my life and ministry comes
out of the sermon on the mount. Jesus, in Matthew 5:9, tells us "Blessed
are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God".

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There are a lot of Christian attributes that are easy and pleasant.
But I think the role of the peacemaker is one that is most difficult.
I would like to be efficient in the role; to stop wars, teen gangs,
and drug pushing.  I would like to stop hurtfulness in marriages and
homes, squabbles in churches, and quiet reckless minds.

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Many, who would live to be a peacemaker, have found it to be evasive.
We seem to get a little taste of it at Christmas and Easter, and then
it fades quickly.  Distaste, dislike, and disgust quickly crowds out
the friendliness into breakdown.

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Distress of the soul for peace is more apparent today than in any
previous generation.  Inner strife is not being silenced with bizarre
living and dramatic lifestyles. How often do you hear the cry "Oh,
if I could only have a little bit of peace"?  Sheer absence of conflict
is not peace.  Peace is stronger than a fighting force.  Superior
condition may remove outward resistance, but that does not spell peace.
The defeated may feel humiliation, shame, and a sense of overthrow,
but there is the soul.

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Peace involves the soul. Peace is a paid for benefit from Jesus Christ.
Millions of money and hours are spent on world peace with little effect.
That should make us think how hard it is to accomplish peace within self.
There are habits that refuse to let go, passions deny yielding, fears
reject silencing.  One thing God will not do is force peace upon our lives.
He simply asks for us to make peace with Him.

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Jesus Christ is ready to take on all the atonements; cost, blame, and
damage were all reckoned with at Calvary.  The Cross justifies every 

claim. Make peace, be the person God wants you to be, then live in 

peace daily.

 

That takes making a decision!  With the decision comes a marvelous inner peace which comes to the person who decides for God. 

There is a poem titled:
"kept in Perfect Peace" Stanza four says:
O mighty Mast of the sea,
Thou art my Master, too!
And Thou, all things, unto Thyself
Art able to subdue --
Thou biddest inner tumult cease;
Thou keepest me "in perfect peace".  (T.O. Chisholm)

 

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