Luk 12:51 Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division
Way too many people believe that our Savior came to GIVE peace on earth.
We've heard it over and over especially during the Christmas holiday season- Peace on Earth. Why because of this--
Luk 2:14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
Who said those words?
Luk 2:13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying
Luk 2:14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
This is on the occasion of Jesus' birth and the angels are praising God. The goal of having peace on earth is a goal that will only be achieved when our Savior comes again. That Jesus was born - the fact that He is the AUTHOR of peace means everything. Without the birth of the Messiah there would be no hope for any peace on earth, ever.
Too many people take this to mean that Jesus wants peace on earth here and now without His return, yet clearly our Savior speaks these words.
Luk 12:51 Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division
How do you equate that with the belief people have that we are to STRIVE for peace on earth?
The fact of the matter is- there will NOT be world peace- but we are to strive for individual peace among each other.
Heb 12:14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord
We are to abide in our Savior and in abiding in Him we are to have peace towards all those around us- not strife.
World peace- no- not until our Savior returns.
Luk 12:51 Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division
Jesus said- suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth?
And He answers-
No.
Not only does he say no, He says this-
But RATHER division.
DIVISION!
And He continues by explaining this--
Luk 12:52 For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
Luk 12:53 The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
Division- NOT PEACE.
The dividing factor is between those with our Savior and those not with our Savior. And the division will be as close as one family member against another. This isn't PEACE promised, this is division. And wherever there is division there comes strife. When peace isn't prevailing then strife is. There is one or the other.
Our Savior KNOWS that there is a fight between the flesh and the spirit, a fight between those who strive to live in the spirit and those who choose to live in the flesh. We war with ourselves over the spirit and the flesh and we war with others around us. As long as there is sin in the world there will be this division, our Savior has told us this. He didn't come to give peace on earth.
We have to comprehend this because way too many people WANT there to be worldwide peace without our Savior having come again. They're expecting this now, striving towards it as if they're ignoring our Savior's own words completely.
We cannot ignore His words, we have to hear them! We have to understand what we're facing not hide from it. When we try to put our own spin on the words of the Lord then we are following our own path and NOT His. We need to follow HIM in all ways.
Please Lord help us to understand that the division we face is something that will remain in the world around us until You come again to take us home with You. Help us Lord to understand that we can be in You and have division surround us. Satan will fight us at ever step, and at every step You are there to fight for us!
Please Lord, help us, bless us, forgive us! LOVE us.
Your love always.
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