TODAY’S READING: Ephesians 2:15-17
KEY VERSE:
“And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near” EPH 2:17
I love the opportunity to share good news with friends and family and I love hearing good news from friends and family! “I got the job”, “We got engaged”, “I am pregnant”, “I won the award”, “Our offer has been accepted on the house”, “I have decided to follow Jesus.” When you hear good news like this, you can’t help but clap, scream, dance, embrace and start celebrating with those sharing the good news. Many movies capture this moment of pure joy and celebration so well and it is hopefully a scene we can all relate to from those high moments of our life!
There is no greater news than hearing that someone has made the commitment to follow Jesus Christ! Luke 15:10 says, “I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents (NIV)”. This is a wonderful picture and gives us a glimpse of what happens in heaven when someone accepts the good news of peace in their heart! We, too must celebrate like this and I hope many times throughout our lives!
Ephesians 2:17 tells us, “And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near”. Christ spent his life proclaiming peace, the Father’s desire to remove the hostility between us and to reconcile us back to Him. Christ ultimately paid the price for our peace through his body on the cross. This moment in history has defined billions of lives and has brought peace between the Father and many others ever since. Peace was given to those close to Jesus at the time and is also given to us here today. 2,000 years on, we are still receiving and inheriting salvation through the good news of peace.
Peace is actually a fruit of the spirit and in Matthew 5:9 we are told, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God”. This shows us that those who are preachers of peace, who lead others to the peace found only through the blood of Christ, shall be called blessed and children of God. We should aim to be proclaimers of this good news of peace, sharing with all our friends and family the incredible news that, through the blood of Jesus, we can find peace again with the Father! It is the Father’s heart that none should perish and that all should know and accept the good news of peace found only in Christ. It should be our longing to be in tune with the Father’s heart so let’s declare the great news we have!
TODAY’S READING: Ephesians 2:15-17
KEY VERSE:
“And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near” EPH 2:17
I love the opportunity to share good news with friends and family and I love hearing good news from friends and family! “I got the job”, “We got engaged”, “I am pregnant”, “I won the award”, “Our offer has been accepted on the house”, “I have decided to follow Jesus.” When you hear good news like this, you can’t help but clap, scream, dance, embrace and start celebrating with those sharing the good news. Many movies capture this moment of pure joy and celebration so well and it is hopefully a scene we can all relate to from those high moments of our life!
There is no greater news than hearing that someone has made the commitment to follow Jesus Christ! Luke 15:10 says, “I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents (NIV)”. This is a wonderful picture and gives us a glimpse of what happens in heaven when someone accepts the good news of peace in their heart! We, too must celebrate like this and I hope many times throughout our lives!
Ephesians 2:17 tells us, “And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near”. Christ spent his life proclaiming peace, the Father’s desire to remove the hostility between us and to reconcile us back to Him. Christ ultimately paid the price for our peace through his body on the cross. This moment in history has defined billions of lives and has brought peace between the Father and many others ever since. Peace was given to those close to Jesus at the time and is also given to us here today. 2,000 years on, we are still receiving and inheriting salvation through the good news of peace.
Peace is actually a fruit of the spirit and in Matthew 5:9 we are told, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God”. This shows us that those who are preachers of peace, who lead others to the peace found only through the blood of Christ, shall be called blessed and children of God. We should aim to be proclaimers of this good news of peace, sharing with all our friends and family the incredible news that, through the blood of Jesus, we can find peace again with the Father! It is the Father’s heart that none should perish and that all should know and accept the good news of peace found only in Christ. It should be our longing to be in tune with the Father’s heart so let’s declare the great news we have!
I would like to encourage us that this good news is news which needs sharing. Eternal destinations depend on it and we should be eager in declaring, sharing and living as peacemakers with the purpose and hope of seeing the many lost people in our nation receiving the age-old peace of Jesus Christ. Today, set your heart on being a peacemaker and proclaimer of this incredibly good news!
Thank you that we have heard and know the good news of peace which has changed our eternal destination forever! I pray today that I will be a peacemaker in this world, sharing the good news of peace with others so that they also know the eternity-changing peace only found in the blood of Jesus.
ACTION STEPS
• Read Ephesians 2:15-17
• Pray for all those you know who are yet to follow Christ! Pray for opportunities to share the good news of peace and that they will be saved by the blood of Christ!
• Share the good news of peace with someone you know today.