The word, peace is a
very broad subject to write about so I would like to focus on “the blood of peace.”
When did we actually
lose the peace of God? It goes back to the time when Adam and Eve listened to
the voice of the serpent and ate of the forbidden tree (Gen. 3:1-7), their
disobedience introduced sin and disrupted creation’s original harmony. At that
time, Adam and Eve experienced, for the first time, guilt and shame before God
(Gen. 3:8) and a loss of inner peace. Their
sin had destroyed their peaceful harmony relationship with God. Adam and Eve
were no longer able to have a wonderful close fellowship with God.
When God began
discussing their sin with them, Adam blamed Eve and Eve blamed the serpent.
This was the beginning of the loss of their peaceful harmony between husband
and wife. It had carried on into social conflict which led to arguments and violence
of the homes. Also it led to the international conflicts and wars. Why wars?
Man is not at peace
with God. Man’s soul is restless and disturbed, lonely and empty, without
direction and purpose. Man’s soul is separated from God. Man does not know God
personally. Man have not experience the peace of God. Man’s heart is not
settled. Man does not know what it means
to have the God of peace helping him face the affairs and trials of daily life.
There was a great
need of peace between God and man. “For God so loved (a man), the world that He
gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him, should not perish, but have
everlasting life” (Jn.3:16). Christ brought man and God together. The only step
a man needs to do is to acknowledge what Christ has done for him. It was
through the blood of Jesus, who died at the cross and He has brought peace
between God and man.
Song: Saved by the
Blood
Saved by the blood of
the Crucified One!
Now ransomed from sin
and a new work begun,
Sing praise to the
Father and praise to the Son;
Saved by the blood of
the Crucified One!
Chorus:
Saved! … saved! …
My sins are all
pardoned,
my guilt is all gone! …
Saved! … saved! …
I’m saved by the
blood
of the Crucified One!
[Lyrics: S.J. Henderson, Sing His Praise]
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