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In 1913 the US federal government held a 50th anniversary reunion at Gettysburg. It lasted three days, with thousands of survivors attending. Most of the men got along fairly well, with at lease one exception. Over dinner at a restaurant one evening harsh words were passed between a Yankee into Rebel. They went at each other with forks. One of them was nearly fatally wounded with tableware!
In 1863 a great price was paid for peace to come to the young United States. For our personal peace and even greater price was paid. Ephesians 2:14 says "for He Himself is our peace." "He" is Jesus Christ!
In this passage Paul is specifically talking about the peace that the death of Christ brought between Jews and Gentiles as both became Christians in Ephesus. It also refers to the peace that He brought to us within ourselves.
In the long run we are not going to experience peace in this world. There are always going to be the bully's and troublemakers around us. Dictators will continue to come and go, and greedy people will continue to try to get their own way. But we can have peace in the midst of the storm..
Jesus Christ is the personification of peace. Do you have a personal relationship with Him? If not, you can make your peace with God this very moment. He is always listening, always waiting for you to respond to Him.
All Scripture references are from the New American
Standard Version unless otherwise noted.
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~Looking for Peace
