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The
Peace-Maker
Finally, You Can Have Faith in God
by Pastor John Hamel
“And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the
field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of
the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them:
…And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good
tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is
Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the
babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. … suddenly
there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and
saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward
men.’” (Luke 2:8-14)
On the evening of
Jesus’ birth, God’s Messenger Angel
appeared to these shepherds and told them, in essence, “Guess what?
You don’t have to be afraid anymore. A Peace Maker Savior is born and
He’s going to fix the problem between fallen humanity and Holy God.
Go down into Bethlehem and check it
out. Ask around for the young girl who gave birth in the stable
tonight. You’ll see it’s true. There’ll be a baby wrapped in
swaddling clothes with her. He doesn’t look too powerful now, but
He’s the Savior of the world.”
Suddenly, at those
words, too many Angels to count burst into praise, exclaiming, “Glory to
God and to God alone. Only He could pull this off. Finally,
there’ll be Peace again between God and man. Finally, good will shall
prevail again.”
The shepherds
headed into town looking for confirmation that the vision they had seen was
the “real McCoy.” Sure enough, there they were in the stable, the
little girl and the baby boy.
I’m sure they were
“blown away”, as they stood watching her kissing the face of the newborn
Peace Maker. I’m sure their hearts pounded and tears welled up as
they watched this young mother kissing “God’s” little fingers! (John 1:14)
This little Peace
Maker grew into the Man Who ultimately bore the sins of the world on Calvary’s Cross. All
who accept the Peace Maker’s sacrifice on their behalf
are now entitled to experience Peace with God. (2Corinthians 5:21)
What exactly is
“Peace with God”?
It’s
knowing that your sins have been forgiven and you can face Him without
fear. People are only afraid to die when they know they aren’t ready
to face God.
Only Jesus can
prepare you to face God. Only Jesus can give “Peace with God.” “Therefore being justified by faith,
we have PEACE WITH GOD through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Romans 5:1)
By saying, “Jesus, I choose You as my Peace Maker” you become a child
of God. (Romans 10:13; John 1:12)
As soon as you do this, a
supernatural knowing will come into your heart that
finally the problem between sinful you and Holy God has been resolved
because of Jesus. (1John 5:13)
Finally, you can
have faith in God. It’s not possible to have faith in someone
you fear.
Some false
religions say, “It’s impossible to have Peace with God.” Others
teach, “It is possible to have Peace with God but only by joining our
Denomination.”
They are both
wrong.
Peace with God is possible but only by belonging to His Family
through Jesus Christ!
Jesus knows that
you’re ashamed of all the things you’ve done wrong. Still He says,
“All
who come to me I will in no wise cast out.” (John 6:37)
Jesus really is THE
PEACE MAKER!
Be Blessed … John and
Barbara Hamel
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