SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 1/10/2019 9:57 AM
My Worship Time Focus: PT-6 “Peace With God and With His People”
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: Eph. 2:14-17
Message of the verses: “14 For He Himself
is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier
of the dividing wall, 15 by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is
the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, so that in Himself He
might make the two into one new man, thus establishing peace, 16 and might
reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by it having put to
death the enmity. 17 AND HE CAME AND PREACHED PEACE TO YOU WHO WERE FAR AWAY,
AND PEACE TO THOSE WHO WERE NEAR;”
We
want to look at verse 17 as when we look at this verse we know that according
to verse 14 “He Himself is our peace,” is the One who is doing the preaching as
“HE CAME AND PREACHED PEACE TO YOU WHO WERE FAR AWAY, AND PEACE TO THOSE WHO
WERE NEAR.” The Greek word for preached
is Euangelizo and it literally means
to bring or to announce good news, and when we see this word in the NT is
generally means the preaching of the good news of the Gospel. MacArthur writes that from this word “and
related Greek terms we get such English words as evangelize, evangelist, and
evangelical. The phrase in our text
might therefore be rendered, ‘He came and’ gospeled,
evangelized, ‘peace.’”
Let
us look at the heavenly announcement of Jesus birth from Luke 2:14 “"Glory
to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men with whom He is
pleased." The ones in whom the Lord
is pleased are the ones who trust in His Son Jesus Christ as their Savior and
Lord. When we looked at verse thirteen
we stated that the ones who were far away were the Gentiles and the ones who
are near are the Jews. Each and every
person both Jews and Gentiles alike have access to God’s peace through Christ.
Let
us look at several verses that speak of Jesus being the Prince of Peace: “For a child will be born to us, a son will
be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name
will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace
(Isa. 9:6).” “"Peace
I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to
you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful (John
14:27).” Matthew 5:9 tells us that His
disciples are also to be peacemakers “"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they
shall be called sons of God.” Jesus sent
out the seventy and said to them in Luke 10:5-6 “5 “Whatever
house you enter, first say, ’Peace
be to this house.’ 6 “If a man of peace is there, your peace will
rest on him; but if not, it will return to you.” In John 16:33 we read the following which is
near the last time that Jesus spoke to His disciples “"These things I have
spoken to you, so that in Me you
may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I
have overcome the world.’”
Now
as we moved through the early church and the early apostles and preachers we
saw similar things about peace that they spoke too. I want to only look at one verse and then
will list several others without looking at them: “"The word which He sent to the sons of
Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ He is Lord of all.”
Galatians 5:22-23; Romans 14:17; 1 Cor.
14:33; Heb. 13:20 and 1 Cor. 7:15 are the verses that have peace in them.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: I suppose that one of the first things that I
am to do when difficulties come my way is to first of all pray and then
remember that I have peace through the blood of the cross and also I have the
peace that surpasses all understanding.
Peach with God and the peace of God are comforting.
My Steps of Faith for Today: I want to remember that truth is more
powerful than emotions, and also remember the truths of Romans 12:3.
Answer to yesterday’s Bible question:
“Faith” (Hebrews 11:1).
Today’s Bible question: “With what words did John the Baptist
introduce Jesus?”
Answer in our next SD.
1/10/2019 10:29 AM
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