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Daily Bread

A prize for peace

The Philippine Star

These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. — John 16:33

Alfred Nobel made a fortune from the invention of dynamite, which changed the course of warfare. Perhaps because of the horrors that wars inflicted with the use of dynamite, he made a provision in his will for a prize to be given annually to those who work to promote peace. Today it’s called the Nobel Peace Prize.

God’s expression of peace to the world was His Son. When Jesus was born, the angels’ clear, unmistakable message to the shepherds was “on earth peace, goodwill toward men” (Luke 2:14).

The biblical definition of peace is, first of all, peace with God (Rom. 5:1). Sin makes us enemies with God (v.10), but Jesus’ coming to this earth and dying on the cross turned away God’s wrath. We can now be reconciled with Him. Having put right our relationship with God, Jesus now enables us to work at breaking down the barriers between us and others.

Another kind of peace is having the peace of God (Phil. 4:7). There is no need to be anxious about anything, for we are told that we can make our requests known to Him.

Having brought peace, Jesus is now seated at the right hand of the Father (Heb. 12:2). Today, we can have peace with God and the peace of God.

— C.P. Hia

Hark! The herald angels sing,

“Glory to the newborn King;

Peace on earth, and mercy mild —

God and sinners reconciled!”

— Wesley

READ: Ephesians 2:11-18

True peace is not the absence of war;

it is the presence of God. — Loveless.

The Bible in one year:

• Ecclesiastes 7-9

• 2 Corinthians 13

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