Romans 15:33 “May
the God of peace be with you all. Amen.”
Check
out this piece that I found on the God of peace.
In
light of what the Apostle has said elsewhere in Romans and what the rest of the Bible
teaches us, the little phrase “God of peace” carries great significance. Let us
not forget that peace between Jews and Gentiles is meaningless if Jews and Gentiles
are not at peace with God. When mankind fell and the relationship between
Creator and creature became characterized by war, men and women were set not
only against the Lord but also against each other. Relationships between people
that are fully characterized by the biblical notion of peace—wholeness,
harmony, and the other blessings of the world to come—are impossible until such
peace is established between God
and His people. Only when we are at peace with God can we truly make peace with
others.
In
Christ, we are at peace with the Lord, and this is the peace that God Himself provided
by sparing not His Son in order to save us. He is the God of peace because in
Christ He makes peace between Himself and us. Many well-meaning people seek
world peace, but as Christians, we know that this will not be possible until
all the world is at peace with God. The only way to bring about lasting
peace between people and nations is to proclaim the gospel. As this happens, men
and women will repent and believe in Jesus, and once at peace with God in
Christ, they will begin to seek peace where they are. Let us pray for peace and
preach the gospel so as to be instruments of God’s peace.
Blessings
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