Words from Jesus
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“Blessed
are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”—Matthew 5:91
The sights and sounds of war ring out
across the nations—cries of despair, guns firing, bombs falling, smoke rising,
the displaced and the dying, stripped of hope. Everyone suffers in times of war
and civil strife, as peoples and ethnic groups are driven further apart from
each other.
I weep for the dead and I weep for the
living. I weep for those in the world who choose evil over good, and I weep for
those who suffer because of the evil perpetrated by others, as nation rises
against nation, one ethnicity against another, rich against poor, one political
system against the other.
Wars are the result of man’s choices and
desire for power, for evil over good. No side wins a war—all are losers. Many
lives are lost and even more are shattered. Countries and economies are
destroyed; lives are broken; suffering and sorrow flourish. Children lose the
innocence of childhood, young men and women lose the joy of youth, and the
elderly lose the peace of their twilight years. Everyone loses in war.
Even
those who wage war—and think they win because they come out on top—lose also,
as those who live by the sword will also die by the sword.2 Those who sow evil will reap the
fruit of evil in the world to come. Those who have war in their hearts and who
destroy the earth will not prosper.
My love is the opposite of man’s wars.
Love and salvation are My gifts to redeem and save life, to help people live
and flourish and be at peace with one another. In the world to come, there will
be no more death or dying; no more suffering, killing, and death. When I return
as I have promised, I will establish righteousness on earth.
The entire world is at war in the
universal battle between good and evil, between right and wrong, between love
and hate, between righteousness and wickedness, between happiness and misery,
between life and death. Sadly, many do not see the warfare waging around them,
but have grown complacent and disinterested in the plight of others. All that
is necessary for evil to flourish in this world is that good men and women
remain noncommittal.
I have said that blessed are the
peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God, and they will inherit
the earth. You can do your part to work toward bringing peace to the world
today—the peace of mind and heart that will carry you through no matter what
conditions surround you.
You can promote true peace using tools
far more powerful than the weapons possessed by the armies of this world—tools
of faith, love, and compassion, kind words and deeds.
Do not think that you can’t make a difference
in the world. Even one man or woman empowered by My love can make a difference.
You can change your part of the world—the world around you—by pointing people
to true peace and My salvation.
God’s
position on war
“From
where come wars and fights among you? Come they not hence, even of your lusts
that war in your members?”—James
4:13
The skies are black with clouds—the
clouds of the smoke of war. The ground is red with blood—the blood of innocent
lives caught in the flames and torments of war. Is any cause worth so great a
cost in human life? Are injustices on the part of one government corrected by
the injustices of another?
No army can claim to be waging war on
the side of “right.” War, killing, death, and destruction are not a part of My
plan. Humankind was placed on this earth to work together in harmony and to
love and care for one another. But because of sin, selfishness, and greed, man
continually resorts to war and armed conflict.
Those
who wage war in the name of God, claiming My blessing upon their cause, are
mistaken. Those who truly know and love Me will seek and strive for peace.
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.”4 I went so far as to say that you
should “love your enemies, bless those who curse you, and do good to those who
hate you.”5
It is a law of nature that you will reap
what you sow. Those who wage war, who pursue the domination, destruction, and
devastation of other lands and people, will reap sorrow and bloodshed
themselves. Every man and woman will give account before Me in the day of
judgment, and I will reward the peacemakers.
I could use My power and omnipotence to
force humanity to do what is right, but I have granted humankind the majesty of
choice. I allow each person to determine their own ultimate destiny through the
choices they make. I do not impose My will or My plan upon mankind.
Are you a peacemaker? Are you a child of
God who has accepted My sacrifice on the cross for the salvation of humankind?
Testify of My truth to others. Ask Me what part I am calling you to play to
stand up for truth and justice and what you can do to change the world around
you for the better.
Pray for peace. Pray for the innocent
and the victims of war and civil strife.
Will
you be a peacemaker?
“For
a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us. … And His name will be
called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.”—Isaiah 9:66
Nobody wins a war; everyone comes out a
loser in some way. I am a proponent of peace. War is the result of man’s wrong
choices. Everyone has a choice. You can choose to live and work toward peace,
to be an advocate of peace, or you can choose to stand with those who wage war.
I am sovereign over all parts of nature.
I send the rain. The thunder roars at My command. My influence reaches realms
unexplored by man, yet I do not force you to follow My ways. I know your
innermost thoughts. I know the intentions of every human heart. Nothing escapes
Me or is hid from Me. Yet I have placed the majesty of choice in your hands.
Those who choose My ways will be
blessed; those who choose wrongdoing will suffer the consequences. As sure as
the sun rises every morning, whatever a man sows, he will sooner or later reap.
I will not turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to the cries of the poor.
My ways are love, humility, peace, and
harmony. I ask you to look to Me to resolve problems. Peace and freedom will
not come through death, violence, suffering, and killing. I have the solutions
to the sad state of the world today, and I will give these solutions to those
who sincerely look to Me for guidance with an open heart. My solutions do not
include trampling on the weak, turning a deaf ear to the helpless, exploiting
the innocent, or waging warfare.
I
am the only One who can make the world a safe place to live in. I am the only
One who can establish a future of peace and prosperity, which I will do when I
return to the earth as I have promised.7
Just as I taught My first disciples, you
can pray for My kingdom to come on earth as it is in heaven. In My kingdom
there will be no more war, for I am the Prince of Peace.
Published on Anchor July 2021. Read by
Gabriel Garcia Valdivieso.
1 NIV. 2 Matthew 26:52. 3 AKJV. 4 Matthew 5:9. 5 Matthew 5:44. 6 NAS. 7 Matthew 24:30.
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