Prescription For Peace
Monday, June 12, 2023Key Verse
“For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace and ensue it” (1 Peter 3:10, 11).
Text — 1 Peter 3:8-11
Message
It was Harold Macmillan, former British Prime Minister who said, “Jaw, jaw is better than war, war.” He meant that it is better to talk things over than to fight. History also records wars that have been started because of wrong speaking. A classic case is narrated in Judges 12:4, “Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.” So, speaking the right words is even more crucial than just speaking.
The heart of the natural man is filled with anger, hatred, bitterness, and jealousy. The verdict of heaven is, “There is no peace for the wicked.” The words that proceed from him or her are peace-shattering, such that conflict persists, instead of harmony. Sin makes one a peace-breaker but Jesus makes one a peacemaker. He is the Prince of Peace; when He comes into any willing heart, His peace enters in and then words of peace flow out of the mouth.
Quote
Jesus makes one a peacemaker
Challenge
Silence is golden when the troublemaker is around.
Prayer for today
Dear Lord, reign in me with your peace. Amen.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
