This is the final day of this reading, Unto Us. http://www.Bible.com/reading-plans/. These are the verses for this day: Isaiah 9:6-7; John 14:27; Philippians 4:6-7; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; and 1 John 5:23. My prayer for everyone is to know the gift of salvation through Jesus Christ our Savior and Lord. Next, I pray for everyone a peaceful Merry Christmas. đâď¸đâ¤ď¸đđ
Peace. It doesnât matter where we live or what we believe, we all desire peace. Because our souls long for it, we attempt to attain it in a variety of waysâpeople, leaders, finances, comfort, substances. No matter how hard we try, weâll never have true and lasting peace until we meet the source of it.Â
In Isaiah 9:6, Jesus is called the Prince of Peace. The Hebrew language defines it this way:
Prince â sar
Prince, ruler, leader, official, captain
Peace â shalom
Completeness, soundness, welfare, peace, safety; with God in covenant relationship
When you put these two words together in a title, you have a leader who provides complete soundness, peace, and safety. How amazing is that? With one name, Heâs instantly different than any human ruler weâve ever seen on earth. When He came, He was clothed in Godâs peace.
Jesusâ peace invites a calmness into our lives no matter whatâs looming around us. He gives us peace during the trials of life and encourages us not to be troubled (John 14:27). He offers peace to us while weâre on our personal journey with Christ until He returns (1 Thessalonians 5:23). When fear threatens to overwhelm us, His peace calms us, guards us, and is beyond what our finite minds can fathom (Philippians 4:7).
Jesus, our Prince of Peace, is the only way we can have peace with God. When we say yes to Jesus and believe that He died and rose again, we are invited into a right relationship with Him. He longs to be a restorer of relationships, and in doing so, we learn how to be peacemakers in a world that desperately needs it.
No matter where you are on your journey with Christ, set aside some time today to ponder Jesus as your Prince of Peace.