Matthew 5:9 "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Don't confuse this blessing to say, "Blessed are the peaceful." Jesus is not talking about people who keep to themselves and avoid conflict. He is talking about those who take on the hard job of making peace. And Jesus is only doing and teaching what the Old Testament has already taught: "How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger who announces peace, who brings good news, who announces salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns" (Isaiah 52:7).
Peace making is working to enable the transformation of brokenness into Shalom - wholeness - peace. Peace making means replacing the living out of our brokenness with the good news and announcing salvation. It is not appeasement. It is not compromise. It is declaring that "God reigns!" It is working for the wholeness of all peoples.
Where can you make peace today? Where can you announce that there is a way to live where Jesus heals brokenness and makes all things new? Where can God reign today that he has never been invited to reign before? People who take this assignment on... who look for broken places to bring God's message... they will be called the children of God.
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