Peace On Earth?

Today's entry comes from Billy Graham's book Hope For The Future:

     He Himself is our peace.  -Ephesians 2:14

     For as long as I can remember there have been innovative ideas for bringing peace to this Earth.  Organizations have been created, much money and time have been spent, treaties have been signed, books have been written--all in an effort to find a formula that would bring peace on Earth and goodwill to men.
     World War I was called "the war to end all wars," but it wasn't.  Whether nations fight one another or not, there is warfare in the home: warfare between husband and wife, between parents and children, between brothers and sisters, between neighbors, between boss and employee.
     What can be done? It sounds almost simplistic to say we need to turn to God, but that is the only lasting solution.  Only God can remove the poisons of greed and hatred and jealousy in our hearts, and replace them with contentment and compassion and forgiveness.  Only He can subdue the violence and rage within us, and replace them with His peace and love.
     Whatever wars rage in your life, lay them down at the foot of the cross and ask Jesus to give you His peace.

Powerful Passages:

Proverbs 14:1
A wise woman builds her home, but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands.

Hebrews 4:13-16
Nothing in all creation is hidden from God.  Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable.  So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe.  This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin.  So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God.  There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.