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Keys: Part 12
Keep the Peace
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God." Matthew 5:9
1. True peace only comes from Jesus Christ.
John 14:27 is specific in stating that Christ left us His peace. He also tells us two very important things that we must live by – 1) do not let your heart be troubled, and 2) don’t be afraid. Stop allowing people, places, and circumstances to trouble you. Fear stems from trouble so do not allow it in your life. Worry is a sin! Jesus backs up this claim in John 16:33. Look into a believer’s life and you should see cheer because of what the Lord has done and provided. There is no negotiation or compromise in peacemaking. God can’t make peace come to you; He gave you the power to choose. In Christ you have peace and in the world you have tribulations. So the root is, either you’re in Christ, or you’re living in the world. Put pressure down.
A peace beyond understanding. This peace will guard your mind (Philippians 4:7).
A believer’s responsibility in governance:
Be a responsible citizen, trusting God to take care of you (Romans 13:1-5). Represent where you are from (God’s Kingdom). As an ambassador for Christ, your position is not unlike earthly ambassadors. Our armed offices, acting as our protectors, should be ministers of God. Good people, born again, spirit-filled believers are supposed to bear arms as ministers of God. Non-believers should be afraid because Christians don’t bare the “sword” in vain. The government is under your thumb. Read the first line of the constitution, you are in control. Ultimately, the enemy comes to pervert this system.
1 Peter 2:13-15 – Submit yourself of your own volition (will) to government leaders for the Lord’s sake, and in doing so, you silence the ignorant. God’s ordinance is against evil. Don’t use your freedom as a “cover” to do wrong. Last week’s message dealt with questions about evil leaders. What about them? Maintain your righteousness and use the law not rebellion, to eradicate evil. You are not in the position to judge corruption. Justice exists, but it comes from ordination. History shows us that the sword comes down on evil.
Learn to balance obligations to government and to God. (Acts 4:19, 20; and 5:29) Jesus paid his taxes, so what leg do you have to stand on if you shirk your responsibilities? If you serve God all the time and in every way He tells you to, you therefore serve the government, too.
1 Timothy 2:1-4- -- Pray for all authority. Our leaders’ personal business is between God, their family, and their own conscience. Spiritual leaders are to restore and pray in God’s authority and power for situations to come out the way they’ve prayed.
2. Making peace is easier said than done. It’s not impossible. Peace is a condition of the heart, and has nothing to do with circumstance or situations (Matthew 5:43-48).
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God." Matthew 5:9
1. True peace only comes from Jesus Christ.
John 14:27 is specific in stating that Christ left us His peace. He also tells us two very important things that we must live by – 1) do not let your heart be troubled, and 2) don’t be afraid. Stop allowing people, places, and circumstances to trouble you. Fear stems from trouble so do not allow it in your life. Worry is a sin! Jesus backs up this claim in John 16:33. Look into a believer’s life and you should see cheer because of what the Lord has done and provided. There is no negotiation or compromise in peacemaking. God can’t make peace come to you; He gave you the power to choose. In Christ you have peace and in the world you have tribulations. So the root is, either you’re in Christ, or you’re living in the world. Put pressure down.
A peace beyond understanding. This peace will guard your mind (Philippians 4:7).
A believer’s responsibility in governance:
Be a responsible citizen, trusting God to take care of you (Romans 13:1-5). Represent where you are from (God’s Kingdom). As an ambassador for Christ, your position is not unlike earthly ambassadors. Our armed offices, acting as our protectors, should be ministers of God. Good people, born again, spirit-filled believers are supposed to bear arms as ministers of God. Non-believers should be afraid because Christians don’t bare the “sword” in vain. The government is under your thumb. Read the first line of the constitution, you are in control. Ultimately, the enemy comes to pervert this system.
1 Peter 2:13-15 – Submit yourself of your own volition (will) to government leaders for the Lord’s sake, and in doing so, you silence the ignorant. God’s ordinance is against evil. Don’t use your freedom as a “cover” to do wrong. Last week’s message dealt with questions about evil leaders. What about them? Maintain your righteousness and use the law not rebellion, to eradicate evil. You are not in the position to judge corruption. Justice exists, but it comes from ordination. History shows us that the sword comes down on evil.
Learn to balance obligations to government and to God. (Acts 4:19, 20; and 5:29) Jesus paid his taxes, so what leg do you have to stand on if you shirk your responsibilities? If you serve God all the time and in every way He tells you to, you therefore serve the government, too.
1 Timothy 2:1-4- -- Pray for all authority. Our leaders’ personal business is between God, their family, and their own conscience. Spiritual leaders are to restore and pray in God’s authority and power for situations to come out the way they’ve prayed.
2. Making peace is easier said than done. It’s not impossible. Peace is a condition of the heart, and has nothing to do with circumstance or situations (Matthew 5:43-48).
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