Matthew 5:9 “Blessed is the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God”.
Our society offers so many remedies for a constant sickness that dwells with each man and woman. We are desperate for peace. The Natural man is convinced that we must do something to repay for the bad we have done. Have you ever thought about other religions and how they work? All of them require that the only way to a redemptive state is to outweigh your bad with good. Some of them do not even offer a redemptive state. There is without question no belief like that of the teachings of Jesus Christ and his disciples. None! Some may say that is a narrow view. I say show me one like it.
The beauty in the teachings of the Bible is that we cannot achieve redemption. There is no way to make up for all of our wrong. Now some may say how could that be a good thing? Let me give you an example. Let’s say you’re driving down the road and you look down to change the radio station when you look up there is an antique car in its original structure and you smash into it. There is no way you can ever change this situation. Sure you can get the car fixed, but it will not be the same.
This leads to the point of this verse. Peace comes from the Prince of Peace. Even many Christians today do not understand this teaching. We cannot fix our messed up wretched lives. One phrase that we have always heard proves this. “You cannot change the past”. How many times have you heard this? How many times have you said this? By our own admission we cannot ever do enough to earn peace with God. This is why the Bible is the greatest series of words on the planet and is the number one all time bestselling book. Only in Christ is our sins blotted out. The bible says in the book of Psalms that he cast our sins as far as the East is from the West. Only in Jesus Christ written word known as the Holy Bible do we have a true redemptive promise, and that is because he is the only risen Savior. There is no comparison to Jesus.
In this verse it is a characteristic of the believer to be a peacemaker. How does one become a peacemaker when we cannot create peace for our self? Well, it is done by having Jesus Christ be the Lord of your life. Now notice the reward in this verse “they shall be called the children of God”. This is not a title given by man. Christians got there name by men who were making a derogative comment about the earlier believers and it stuck. However this title is given by God. Jesus does not see me as a Christian he sees me as a child! Think about that. God’s people are peacemakers not troublemakers, and he has called us to be Children of the most High God.
Can you say “I am a child of God”? If you cannot say that without absolute confidence then please know that he wants you to be his child. He wants a relationship with you. It will not come by your works and good deeds. It will come by your faith in him. When you give your life to him you will be changed and then you will begin a life as a peacemaker not a peace seeker.
Jesus Saves,
RR
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