Feb. 09, 2022

“HOW TO BE HAPPY ACCORDING TO JESUS”

“HAPPY ARE THE PEACEMAKERS”

MATTHEW 5:9

Matthew 5:9 “And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.”

It says blessed are the peacemakers not peacekeepers, there is a difference. 

*What Does The Bible Say About Peace?

Isaiah 57:20-21 “But the wicked are like the troubled sea, When it cannot rest, Whose waters cast up mire and dirt. 21“There is no peace,” Says my God, “for the wicked.”

God’s Word Describes Three Kinds of Peace:

1.   Peace With God

Romans 5:1 “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

When we became Christians we were given peace with God.

Romans 8:6 “For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.”

2.   Peace Of God

Many Christians have peace with God but don’t have the peace of God.

Jesus said to His disciples:

John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”

Christ wanted His people to have peace in their lives, no matter what they were facing.

Paul says this as well:

Philippians 4:6-7 “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”

Do you have the inner calmness, the quiet assurance within you that all is well? Can you say with the psalmist:

Psalm 4:8 “I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.”

3.   Peace From God

Colossians 3:15 “And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.”

*What The Bible Says About Peacemakers:

2 Corinthians 5:21 “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”

The man or woman who has peace can help other people find peace with God.

*What Peacemakers Do

Peacemakers bring unity between men and God, and they also bring unity between men and other men. Bringing estranged people together is a blessing.

*Where Peacemakers Are Needed

Romans 12:18 “If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men.”

When we deal with others we need to see things through their perspective, when we do this it will bring us together.

Ephesians 4:32 “And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.”

Matthew 5:9 “And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.”