Encouragement
There is a huge deception which humankind has been under since time began. It comes as a result of misinterpretation of our Creator's message.For all those who read this and do not believe in God I can't help you, only God can. I have a lot of non-believing friends and they take no offense, I hope you don't either. If you have a problem with reading about things of God, then I suggest you not read this article.
I have been reading so many articles about this war, both pro and con. Without exception, 99% of the anti-war protests, always mention that God does not want us to kill, or that God is a God of peace, and words to that effect. I notice that even those who claim not to believe
always bring god out when they want to make the point that god says not to kill and to seek peace.
The pro-war protesters also use God to make their points that God made provisions for a just war, and that kill, is not the same as murder. Many believe there are no just wars and they claim God said so. Having read all of these words that claimed god says this or that, I felt I had the right to put my two cents in and give my opinion. You may take it or leave it , that's your right!
The fact is that, the Bible from beginning to end depicts nothing but war. If someone can find peace in the Bible I wish they would show me. From the very first book of the Bible , Genesis chapter three, verses 22-23...
"Then the Lord God said' behold the man (Adam) has become like one of us, to know good and evil, and now lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life and live forever-therefore God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken...
To the last book Revelations, chapter six... 6:9-11
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"When he opened the fifth seal,I saw under the altar, the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held...and they cried with a loud voice saying 'How long, O Lord, holy and true,until you avenge our blood on those who dwell on earth?'...and a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest awhile longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren,who would be killed as they were, was completed."
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The fact that Adam was put out of Eden and sent to the earth where Satan ruled, was the beginning of humankinds travail, which would entail war almost continuously due to the nations who will never accept each others differences, especially in religion and tradition. The fact that those who remain steadfast and believe in God and His plan, must be avenged is spoken of in the above scripture in Revelations.
The 66 books of the Bible were written over several thousand years (1000 BC-100 AD) the entire plan of God is contained within, for anyone to study, who cares to know what we are doing here on this earth. Everyone talks of Armageddon, but do you really believe in it?
You should!
This next Scripture is the crux of this article, John chapter sixteen...John 16:33
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"These things I have spoken to you, that in ME YOU MAY HAVE PEACE , IN THE WORLD YOU WILL HAVE TRIBULATIONS, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."
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There you have it! The only place in which you will find peace is in God himself, not in this world, but only in Him. The fact that we spend our lives seeking peace in this world is an illusion. We should each seek peace within ourselves and our neighbor individually and must pray for peace because that is Gods will , for us to stay in communication with Him so we may receive His peace, even when we are having personal trials, or when we are at WAR!
When the angels said "Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace and good will toward men!" Luke 2:14...it was heralding the peace found in God that He was bringing with Him as he came to earth through Jesus Christ His Son...it was not a statement of peace on earth as so many misread it. It was a statement of the fact that in Him lies the peace that can belong to humankind, if we accept Him and His
plan for us.
Matthew 10:34 Jesus speaking " Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth,I did not come to bring peace but a sword."
The protesters forget this scripture when they say God only wants peace.
To expect peace in a world ruled by Satan that is ephemeral and steeped in wars of powers and principalities, is to not understand the ways of God, which only adds to the confusion and misery in the world. If we call ourselves believers then we should study what it is we believe in. There is a lot of help in the Bible, if we truly want help and not just to bemoan the world and its faults. When we have the peace that passes all understanding it is because of one thing only... Isaiah 26:3 "You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee , because he trusts in You."...our mind must be stayed on God who is our perfect peace.
Throughout the Bible wherever peace is mentioned it concerns believers! If we studied it we would see that all dialogue between believer's has peace mentioned in it, the Christians learned from Jesus to say 'Peace be with you, as they met each other. Ephesians 2:14 speaking of Jesus..."For He Himself is our PEACE , who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of division between us."
It is God who is our peace, if you look for it here on earth , you must look for it in those who believe, you will not find it any other place. If you do find what you think is peace among others it is only a psuedo-peace that cannot last. It can't last because God is the embodiement of peace and it cannot be found outside of Him, therefore only those who believe in Him can have it!
A word about other peoples , religions ,traditions, that live in peace around the world...there are such places, and those people have their gods to whom they pray, and we don't know who they are ,or how this occurs , but to those who have peace and love in their hearts, and pray to a god, God will honor them, wherever and whomever they are, regardless of what they call themselves, and christians, or any other faith, should recognize and accept this. Their salvation is another story , and only God knows it.
I hope this gives you a different slant on what peace truly is, and where you can find it. Yes, God wants us to live in peace, but He also wants us to know that He is that peace we live in. When we waste our time seeking peace for a doomed world we are showing our lack of faith, for it is God Himself who told us that we must look to heaven as our eternity not the world. This world must end, but the things
of God will never end, so be wise in the choices you make. I hope you choose Him, I'd like to meet you one day in heaven;-)
I pray daily, for peace on earth, with the understanding that what I am praying for is the return of God to bring the final justice to this earth. Also, knowing my communication with Him will continue to give me , the peace of Him within my spirit, which I need to live in this world of tribulation. I also pray that he would give this knowledge to all people, so they too can have His peace.
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THIS ARTICLE STATES SIMPLY THAT GOD SHOULD BE OUR PRIORTY, NOT THE WORLD AND ITS DECEPTIONS! IF HE WERE, THERE WOULD BE NO WAR!
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