This One Will Be Our Peace - Day 316 Month 11-11 Week 44-1

This One Will Be Our Peace

Today's Reading (Bible in 1 year)

Ezra 4:8-5:17, Job 34, Micah 5, 1 Peter 4

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Well, Halloween is past us and stores are now switching over to Christmas sales.  About a week ago, we went into the Home Depot in New Minas, Nova Scotia, and saw a large display of Christmas trees.  We are hoping to have our ceiling done by Christmas, which means we can have a larger tree this year.  Real trees are always preferred, but we saw a 9.5 ft tree that would fit beautifully in our new space.  Two months before Christmas and we're already looking at trees.  We even saw one house on our road that already has its Christmas tree up.


Of course, we can't have Christmas without Black Friday sales.  Just yesterday, we received an advertisement promoting an “early” Black Friday sale.  It seems that Christmas arrives earlier every year, and the commercial side of the season can easily distract us from what we are actually celebrating.


What better time to redirect our attention to Jesus?


We read today in Micah a prophecy, written about 700 years before Jesus' birth, about the coming Messiah.  It is found in Micah 5:2-5.


“But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,

Too little to be among the clans of Judah,

From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel.

His goings forth are from long ago,

From the days of eternity.”

…

“This One will be our peace.”


This prophecy tells us that the Messiah will be born in Bethlehem.  His origin is from eternity, and He will be our peace.  When we read this today, we can look back and recognize that Micah was pointing us to Jesus.


Early in the year, a little before Easter, we read about Jesus' suffering and death in Isaiah.  Now, as we are moving towards Christmas, we read about His birth.  These prophecies remind us that Jesus didn't just appear on the scene.  His coming was part of God's plan to bring redemption to humankind.


I am not going to give anyone a hard time for calling Christmas time the holidays.  Jesus won't force anyone to believe in Him.  What I will say is that I believe Jesus is who He says He is.  Jesus identified Himself as “I Am” in John 8:58.   He is the One Micah pointed to, the One who came to bring us redemption, and the One who will return to establish His kingdom on this earth.


I've been writing this blog for almost a year now, and there is no purpose for this blog if I don't proclaim Jesus.  Jesus is the Son of the living God.  He is the second Person of the Trinity, and He is the One I want people to know.


I have accepted the redemption He offers, and you can too.  We don't have to wait until He establishes His kingdom to experience the peace that comes from knowing Him.  Together, we can know that this One is our peace.


I'm not going to say much more today, apart from saying that Jesus loves you.  He wants you to turn to Him and become a Jesus follower.  If you are considering that decision, I'd love to hear from you.  And if you just want to comment on the blog, that's welcome too.  My email is below, or you can leave a comment on the post itself.


Have a great day!

Steve

steve.d.pauls@gmail.com


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