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Daily Encounter: A Week-day Devotional by a staff of ACTS International. |
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Let It Begin With Me
If it is possible, as far as it depends
on you, live at peace with everyone.1 “Let there be peace on earth, And let it begin with
me Let there be peace on earth, The peace that was meant
to be With God as our Father, Brothers all are we Let me walk with my brother, In perfect harmony Let peace begin with me, Let this be the moment now…”2 When Nelson
Mandela walked out of prison after 27 years, the world expected rage. He had
every right to be bitter. He had been unjustly imprisoned, separated from his
family, and vilified by a system that dehumanized him. Instead, Mandela did
something almost no one expected. He forgave those that had wronged him. People
thought his actions were insane and unfounded, but Mandela understood what
Jesus taught when He said, “Blessed are the peacemakers….” in Matthew 5:9.
Peace is what turns enemies into neighbors. He once said, “If you want to
make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes
your partner.” This is the peace
that we want to celebrate during this Christmas season. A peace that surpasses
all of our earthly understanding. Isaiah had prophesied that the “Prince of
Peace” would be born (Is. 9:6). The Angel proclaimed in Luke 2 that this birth
brought “Peace on Earth and goodwill toward men”. There was a cry for peace
two thousand years ago that has only grown louder today. Peace must begin with
us. What if we live with that same kind of conviction for peace that Nelson
Mandela learned? Not waiting for the other side to apologize. Not demanding
vengeance. Just choosing reconciliation. Peacemakers change nations " not
because they win arguments, but because they heal wounds. “Let there be
peace on earth, And let it begin with me”. Suggested prayer:
Dear God, our world needs peace. My home needs peace. My heart needs peace.
Help me to be still and allow you to fill me with Your Peace so that through my
words and my actions I may spread that peace to everyone around me. In the name
of Jesus I pray, Amen. 1.
Romans
12:18. 2.
“Let
There Be Peace On Earth” by Jill Jackson Miller and Sy Miller. Today’s Encounter was written by: Veronica B. |
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