Messengers of Peace - Protestant Caucus/Devotional

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God" (Matt. 5:9).

When Jesus said, "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God" (Matt. 5:9), He was referring to a special group of people whom God called to restore the peace that was forfeited because of sin. They may not be politicians, statesmen, diplomats, kings, presidents, or Nobel Prize winners, but they hold the key to true and lasting peace.

As a Christian, you are among that select group of peacemakers. As such you have two primary responsibilities. The first is to help others make peace with God. There is no greater privilege. The best way to do that is to preach the gospel of peace with clarity so people understand their alienation from God and seek reconciliation. Romans 10:15 says, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring glad tidings of good things!" The early church preached peace through Christ, and that is your privilege as well.

Your second responsibility is to help reconcile believers to one another. That's a very important issue to God. He won't accept worship from those who are at odds with each other. They must first deal with the conflict (Matt. 5:23-24). That is especially true within a family. Peter warned husbands to treat their wives properly so their prayers wouldn't be hindered (1 Pet. 3:7).

Peacemakers don't avoid spiritual conflicts—they speak the truth in love and allow the Spirit to minister through them to bring reconciliation. If you see someone who is alienated from God, you are to present him or her with the gospel of peace. If you see two Christians fighting, you are to do everything you can to help them resolve their differences in a righteous manner.

Of course to be an effective peacemaker you must maintain your own peace with God. Sin in your life will disrupt peace and prevent you from dispensing God's peace to others. Therefore continually guard your heart and confess your sin so that God can use you as His peacemaker.

Pray for those close to you who don't know Christ. Take every opportunity to tell them of God's peace.

This post speaks to me today, thanks to God. Thank you for posting it metmom. I’m going to re-read it over and over.

Prayer To Rest In You Perfect Peace

Help me Father, to take You at Your Word and not to worry about the things of this life. Lord, I confess that I do have a tendency to get worried about the little things in life and yet I know that this is demonstrating a lack of trust in the truth of Your Word, for You have promised to supply all our needs according to Your riches in mercy.

Help me Lord, to put my trust in You day by day. I know that You have told us, not to let our hearts be troubled and to trust in You in all circumstances of life. Help me Lord, when fear starts to well up in my heart, to turn it over to You straight away, to fix my eyes on the Lord Jesus and to rest in Your promises of peace.

Thank You for all that You have provided for me throughout my life, my life and my home, my family and friends, my health and strength, the many benefits that You shower on me day by day. Most of all, thank You for dying for me on the cross so that I may live forever with You in heaven. I do love you Lord, and I pray that in the days that lie ahead, I would turn to You as soon as the first negative thought crosses my mind and ask that You would replace it with Your prefect peace. In Jesus’ name I pray,

Amen.

Source: https://prayer.knowing-jesus.com/prayer/prayer-to-rest-in-you-perfect-peace-1049

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