Reign of Peace

"If you can't beat 'em, join 'em" – not this girl! ​Might as well throw up your hands or wave the white flag of surrender or shout, "I give up" or "You win."  None of that sounds appealing to me!

Charles Spurgeon wrote, "Man is a monster when once his blood is up."  ​The term "mama bear" is an adequate description of any mother when someone messes with her kids!  We see rage ​in the streets and incessant spewing of harsh words between men; oh, what would it be like to have peace ​on earth and live in harmony with one another?  How relevant then and now that Jesus brings calm in midst of chaos, "… and His Name shall be called … Prince of Peace." (Isaiah 9:6).  This same prophet foretold of a day when, "… nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more." (Isaiah 2:4).  Until that day, when Christ returns as King, Christians can know the joy of Christ's peaceful reign within their hearts.  Jesus told His followers, "Peace I leave with you; My Peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you." (John 14:27).  Spurgeon adds, "only the Lord Jesus can turn this lion into a lamb," and it is indeed the Prince of Peace that stills the anxious hearts, settles fearful souls, and calms troubled minds.  Let us meet the Prince of Peace at His manger, bow hearts and minds unto Him, and know His Reign of Peace within.  Now, THAT sounds appealing!