Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God.
Matthew 5:9

There is only one true and ultimate Peacemaker: Jesus. Sinful humanity has been declaring war on God since the Garden of Eden when Adam sinned. Not only are all Adam’s descendants born with sinful natures, we each act according to that sinful nature every time we sin in any way.

Enter the Prince of Peace: Jesus. Jesus made peace with God for His people by doing the following:

He became one of us (becoming a human being, yet without sin).
He lived sinlessly for us (living the life God requires of us that we have all failed to live).
He died on the cross for us (receiving the penalty for our sins).
He rose from the dead for us (proving that He is God, and defeating sin, death, & Hell for us).
He ascended into Heaven where He ever lives to intercede for us.

Because of what He has done, “we [those He justified] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Truly Jesus, the Prince of Peace, is the one true and ultimate Peacemaker. Blessed is He!

As those for whom Jesus has made peace with God, we are to be peacemakers. How? Next time.