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The scriptures. May God bless the reading of His holy word.
Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy.
Proverbs 12:20
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Matthew 5:9
A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
Proverbs 14:30
This ends this reading from God's holy word. Thanks be to God.
We’re in the second week of the Advent season, a week centered on the theme of peace as we continue to prepare our hearts and minds to celebrate the birth of the Savior of the world, Jesus Christ.
To date, this series has consisted of four messages where we have learned the following:
1. The Lord is the source of peace just as He is the source of every good and perfect thing.
https://the-christian-walk.blogspot.com/2025/12/advent-series-lord-is-peace.html
2. Jesus, the Son of the Lord who is peace, is then in turn the Prince of Peace.
https://the-christian-walk.blogspot.com/2025/12/advent-series-jesus-is-prince-of-peace.html
3. Through God and His Son Jesus, a peace beyond human comprehension is attainable.
https://the-christian-walk.blogspot.com/2025/12/advent-series-peace-beyond-human.html
and
4. The Holy Spirit, God’s gift to every person who places their belief in Jesus, works to produce a harvest of spiritual fruit within every Christian, one of which is peace.
https://the-christian-walk.blogspot.com/2025/12/advent-series-holy-spirit-produces-peace.html
And this brings us to the fifth message today, one that shows us three important things we gain when we allow the Lord of peace, the Prince of Peace, and the Holy Spirit to produce peace within us.
First, we gain joy when we use the peace dwelling and promote it to all we encounter.
Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy. Proverbs 12:20
If Jesus came to bring us peace as well as hope as we saw in the first week of this season, and since all Christians are to live in Christ-like fashion, then we can see where there should be no problem advocating and displaying peace in the way we live out our lives.
And when we do this, when we sow seeds of harmony with others, then we experience joy, joy in knowing that we have played a part in dispelling chaos and discord while endorsing, encouraging, and displaying the very Spirit of Christ, a Spirit that would call all people to be united in Him. Further, there’s a joy in knowing that we are living in obedience to the Word of our Lord which will always ensure that what we do is pleasing in His sight.
The second thing we gain through being believers grounded in peace is blessing. Jesus said this in His Sermon on the Mount within the section we know as the Beatitudes:
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Matthew 5:9
When anyone places their faith and trust in Jesus and commit to being one of His disciples, they not only automatically receive the indwelling of the Holy Spirit but also become a child of the God Most High as well as a co-heir with Christ to the Kingdom of Heaven (Romans 8:14-17).
Wow!
There are no greater gifts from God that a person could ever receive, gifts that don’t offer just temporal enjoyment and satisfaction but endure for all eternity.
And since we are all part of God’s family and brothers and sisters of Christ Jesus, then we can’t help but be peacemakers as we live as they would have us live, ever seeking and carrying out their will and way.
Jesus said that peacemakers are blessed which means they are living in the favor of God. That was the intent of His statement here and conversely, we can then see that those who don’t promote peace are cursed, living outside of the leading of the Lord, conducting themselves by way of the flesh and not the Spirit. If this is where you find yourself today, it’s time for you to make a change, accepting Jesus as Savior while becoming a blessed person of peace.
Finally, the scriptures tell us that a believer gains health through peace.
A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones. Proverbs 14:30
Did you know that there are approximately 359 million people in the world who are afflicted with anxiety?
That’s a lot of people who are desperate for peace to enter into their lives and what makes this condition all the more dangerous is that it can create physiological responses that over time cause damage to the body, responses like rapid heart rate and shortness of breath. In fact, death rates are 84 percent higher for people with anxiety that is unchecked by care with only one in four anxiety sufferers actually connected to formal mental health care. Further, research has shown that life expectance drops by nearly eight years for people who don’t get help for their condition.
Many people might think the solution to this is some kind of special medication therapy but as we see in the scriptures, the Lord has already written a spiritual prescription for anyone who really wants a cure. We covered this in the third message in this series but the verses bear repeating here:
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7
Placing your full trust in the Lord will bring anyone a peace that “transcends all understanding” and in turn, that peace will give life to the body, bringing health through releasing the believer from the bondage of their stress, worry, and fear, those things that seek to disquiet the heart, mind, and soul.
Joy. Blessedness. Health.
Three wonderful gifts we receive from simply being people who receive the Lord’s peace and then reflect it onto the world we live in. Thanks be to God for this and for all the abundant goodness He lavishes on us each and every day. To Him be all honor, glory, and praise.
Amen.
In Christ,
Mark
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