Christ Is Our Peace - John MacArthur Daily Devotional (April-24-2023)

John MacArthur (April-24-2023) Daily Devotional: Christ Is Our Peace

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God" (Matt. 5:9).

Christ’s atonement made it possible for man to be at peace with God.

After World War II the United Nations was created to promote world peace. But since its inception in 1945 there has not been a single day of global peace. That's a sad commentary on man's inability to make peace. In fact, someone once quipped that Washington D.C. has so many peace monuments because they build one after every war!

It hasn't always been that way. Prior to the Fall of man peace reigned on the earth because all creation was in perfect harmony with its Creator. But sin interrupted peace by alienating man from God and bringing a curse upon the earth. Man couldn't know true peace because he had no peace in his heart. That's why Jesus came to die.

I once read a story about a couple at a divorce hearing whose conflict couldn't be resolved. They had a four-year-old boy who became distressed and teary-eyed over what was happening. While the couple was arguing, the boy reached for his father's hand and his mother's hand and pulled until he joined them.

In a sense that's what Christ did: He provided the righteousness that allows man and God to join hands. Romans 5:1 says that those who are justified by faith have peace with God through the Lord Jesus Christ. Colossians 1:20 says that God reconciled all things to Himself through the blood of Christ's sacrifice on the cross.

Yet on the surface, the scene at the cross wasn't peaceful at all. Pain, sorrow, humiliation, hatred, mockery, darkness, and death were oppressively pervasive, but through it all Christ was doing what He alone could do: making peace between man and God. He paid the supreme price to give us that precious gift.

In the future, Jesus will return as Prince of Peace to establish a kingdom of peace that will usher us into an eternal age of peace. In the meantime He reigns over the hearts of all who love Him. Let His peace reign in your heart today!

Suggestions for Prayer - Thank God for the peace of heart that comes from knowing Christ.

For Further Study - Read Philippians 4:6-9. What must a person do to know God's peace?

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Christ Is Our Peace - John MacArthur Daily Devotional (April-24-2023)
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  • Comment Link Paul Ssenyonga Thursday, 19 May 2022 12:33 posted by Paul Ssenyonga

    Great stuff you preach, Dr John MacArthur. You make YouTube worth visiting. God bless you.

    Most appealing is the way you insist that despite the fact that Jesus did it all to reconcile us to God, there is no room for complacency; that even if we cannot be perfect in righteousness, because we were born sinners, we should aim for direction not perfection.

    I, especially, liked it when you said sinners must be scared by the preachers about the wrath of God to make them avoid sin.

    QUESTION: Please, Dr. MacArthur, after what age does it become increasingly difficult to turn a sinner to Christ (persistent Salvation). Please, point me to both the Biblical guidance and any available research findings on this.

  • Comment Link Paul Ssenyonga Thursday, 19 May 2022 12:33 posted by Paul Ssenyonga

    Great stuff you preach, Dr John MacArthur. You make YouTube worth visiting. God bless you.

    Most appealing is the way you insist that despite the fact that Jesus did it all to reconcile us to God, there is no room for complacency; that even if we cannot be perfect in righteousness, because we were born sinners, we should aim for direction not perfection.

    I, especially, liked it when you said sinners must be scared by the preachers about the wrath of God to make them avoid sin.

    QUESTION: Please, Dr. MacArthur, after what age does it become increasingly difficult to turn a sinner to Christ (persistent Salvation). Please, point me to both the Biblical guidance and any available research findings on this.

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John MacArthur is the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, as well as an author, conference speaker, chancellor of The Master’s University and Seminary, and featured teacher with the Grace to You media ministry.

After graduating from Talbot Theological Seminary, John came to Grace Community Church in 1969. The emphasis of his pulpit ministry is the careful study and verse-by-verse exposition of the Bible, ...

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