ARE WE PEACEMAKERS
“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.”
Matthew 5:9 (King James Version)
Our Scripture verse tells us that we are called the children of God if are peacemakers. Are we called peacemakers by our families and by our friends or do we create chaos and cause problems in our homes? May God have mercy on us if we are causing problems and starting arguments in our homes.
If we have repented of our sins, confessed them and asked God to forgive us for our sins and invited Jesus into our heart to be our personal Saviour, we are saved. Jesus lives in us. He hears the criticizing and sarcastic words that we sometimes say to one another when we are angry and it breaks His heart.
Next month, we will celebrate the birthday of our Saviour. When Jesus was born, He brought love, unconditional love, joy, peace and happiness into the world. One of the greatest gifts we can give Jesus on His birthday is to be kind and loving to everyone and be a peacemaker in our home.
Is Jesus happy because you are a peacemaker in your home or is He sad because are you causing problems and starting arguments? It’s not easy to say kind and loving words in return when people attack us verbally. We need to ask Jesus to help us so we won’t say unkind and cruel words to them.
Heavenly Father, please help us to be peacemakers in our homes and with our friends. May we never forget that when we say cruel and criticizing words to one another it hurts You. I pray that we will be children that make You happy instead of children that make You sad. Amen.
Joanne Lowe
November 20, 2011
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