Seeking His Peace Among All Peoples
Seek God…for Christ to restore relationships.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God.
The prayer today asks Christ to restore broken relationships. We have little understanding of the importance of relationships. God has placed each of us in a family, the perfect family, in accordance with His perfect plan. When we allow family relationships to deteriorate, either through pride, or greed, or just inattention, we become an obstacle to God's perfect plan.
Similarly, God has placed us in our church, our community, our school, and our jobs. Each is built on personal, one-on-one relationship. Trusting relationships are a prerequisite for successfully spreading the Gospel.
Jesus modeled the perfect relationship, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; the power of perfect unity. In fact, John 17:3 defines eternal life as the ultimate relationship: This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
Father, we pray that you heal our broken relationships, so that you may be glorified.
Mike Pearson
New Covenant Bible, Serve The City staff
No comments:
Post a Comment