PRINCE
OF PEACE
Fifth
part of nine in Who is Jesus? Advent series
Isaiah
9:6: “For to us a child is born, to us a
Son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor,
Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
Twelve year old Cassie smiled at
hearing these words at an Advent service.
Her mood remained happy that week.
Friday, she was smiling for no particular reason. Her classmate Jeremy asked her what was so
funny.
Giggling, Cassie admitted, “I wasn’t
laughing, silly. I was just resting in
Jesus. He’s the ‘Prince of Peace’, you
know.”
Jeremy nodded his head. “I get that!
Don’t we wish that all kids in seventh grade—make that the whole
world—would get that?”
Cassie spread her peace, Jesus’
peace, with Jeremy. Together, they
spread Jesus’ peace to everyone they came in contact with that day. Jesus signed for our peace with His blood,
reconciling [REK-on-SILE-ing], or uniting His followers with our heavenly
Father. That’s His peace, folks!
A smile is so simple.
A smile is contagious. Try it out and see how far it spreads peace.
Wonderful
Counselor is another word-description of Jesus from the opening
Scripture. This, too, is simple. People worry and stress out over a great many
things every day. Jesus—as Prince of
Peace—wants people to “cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.”
(1 Peter 5:7).
Are you confused? Why not take your questions to Jesus? Who is a better advisor, or counselor, than
God’s Son? He’s the cure for all
problems, addictions, and struggles, because Immanuel (God with us) is always with us!
The secret that prevents most people
from living victoriously is to choose Jesus as Lord over our lives. Those who’ve tried living their own way,
often find themselves in a heap of trouble.
How long does it take for people to hand over the reins of their heart
to Wonderful Counselor Immanuel? That’s
a decision that may take years to make.
Our Father is patient. He waits
people’s entire lifetimes to claim His Son as Lord and Savior of their lives. Appointing Jesus Lord ought to be a product
of the new creation when people are “born again.”
I’m just saying.
Take
Home Nugget
Just how awesome is Jesus, as the Lamb of God? Check out the lesson linked below for the last
war. Revelation 17:14 begins, “They [ten
kings aligned with the beast] will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will
overcome them because He is Lord of lords and King of kings—and with Him will be His called, chosen, and faithful
followers.” Emphasis added, to highlight another word-description of Jesus.
You’re my everything, Jesus!
Adapted from
“There’s a Title for That” by John UpChurch.
Crosswalk.com Contributor.
November 4, 2016,
J.D. Griffith
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here for Interactive-Online-Lesson for Prince
of Peace
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