(Isaiah 9:6, NLT)
These will be his royal titles: Prince of Peace. . .
I have found that Christmas is a tough time for many individuals. Anxiety peaks, stress builds, and individuals feel stretched and often hopeless. A common cause of internal unrest during Christmas time can be traced to broken relationships.
What can be done?
Active peace reduces anxiety and stress created from broken relationships. Active peace brings down barriers and walls that separate humanity. The difficulty of giving active peace comes from the fact that one must first have peace.
The prophet Isaiah spoke of Christ as the Prince of Peace. Christ demonstrated ultimate active peace by coming to close the great divide between God and humanity. The peace of God is always active, never passive. Peace comes through Christ.
The thing is . . . the active peace of Christ messes with our human response. Our “rights” are exchanged for forgiveness and love through active peace. Thoughts, feelings, and actions are transformed as you and I invite the work of peace to rule in our mind, heart, and soul. Active peace activates our change which activates our ability to make a difference in the world.
Change your corner of the world.
Receive the active peace of Christ.
Allow the active peace of Christ to “mess” with your thoughts, feelings, and actions.
Give peace.
Learning with you to let active peace mess with the mind, heart, and soul,
Shalom,
Kerrie
(All devotions written by Kerrie Palmer ©2007 All Rights Reserved)
