Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God (Matthew 5:9)
What does peacemakers mean? Peacemaker are messengers of peace they reconcile people to God. This can be seen in the following two passages.
All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. (2 Corinthians 5:18-19)
Christ reconciled us to God, and also gave us the ministry of reconciliation to reconcile the world to God, entrusted us with the message of reconciliation, wanted us to preach the gospel to the world, and made us the messengers of peace.
and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. (Ephesians 6:15)
The Lord entrusted us with the gospel of peace, wanted us to preach the gospel of peace to those who do not know God so that they can be reconciled to God. We are the peacemakers, we are blessed, and shall be called children of God.
Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. (Hebrews 12:14)
Here we are to pursue peace with everyone, to be messengers of peace, and to pursue holiness. Without holiness, without a pure heart, no one will see the Lord.
May God bless you and your family. 🙏😊
