"Do you think I came to bring peace to the world?" Luke 12:51.
Jesus asked that. Sometimes, Jesus asked questions that he answered boldly. This is one of them. He asked. He answered. Here, he answered, No. Not world peace, but division. Wait a minute! What about peace on earth and all that? People find peace when they seek the sky kingdom above all else. But worldly rebels just find conflict. Preaching the Good News does one of two things: people repent, believe it, take sides for, and receive peace with God; or, they reject it, take sides against, and receive God's judgment. Jesus separates his own out from the world. This brings them peace with God. Sky kingdom.
When we speak with a brother or sister today, we tell of the peace we have with God through Christ. And, together, we give him thanks for delivering us from the world's judgmental strife.
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