23 June 2011
Matthew 5:9 "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
A person of peace seeks peace, a person of conflict seeks conflict. For most of us we seek what keeps our peace, and that may not be real peace but just keeping our own zone of life comfortable. True peace is a sense of well-being and security that is so part of who we are and the community that we live in that it is a true ‘Shalom’. We cannot achieve this without being at peace with ourselves and who we are and with others and who they are, and a contentment with the material things of life.
We also need to be at peace with nature, at peace with the weather, at peace with the ground and the plants, at peace with all of God’s creation, to do this we must have a heart for peace. This heart of peace is a gift from God, and the experience of this the joy of the Holy Spirit. When we listen to people speak on TV we very quickly pick up who is a person of peace and who is a person of conflict. A person of conflict will always make ‘angst’ among others and in so doing develop a situation where conflict will flourish. Where there is anxiety, conflict, remorse and guilt, there is no place for peace.
We follow the Prince of peace, therefore we seek peace.
Be encouraged today to be a person for peace.
David
Point to ponder: Be a peacemaker.
Question to consider: Are you at peace?
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