HAVING MADE PEACE

Colossians 1:20 (NKJV) ... having made peace through the blood of His cross.
    Peace is hard to find, it seems to scurry away as soon as it is discovered, its design is such that it is always available, yet it comes only to those who understand it. How do we capture peace, I am so glad you asked?
    The world fell into sin by the choices of our fore fathers, Adam and Eve put self above service to God and fell into a spiral of sin. Death did come knocking as God said and the evidence of sins stains are everywhere we look.
    God told the descendants of Adam, the only way to restore peace on the earth was through blood, He said, "Life is in the blood." The Israelites were given the responsibility to maintain blood sacrifice to remind us that only blood would pay the price of sin. However, tradition along with self serving caused the spiral of sin to continue.
     Jesus intersects the time line of man prepared to offer himself for the desperate need of peace on earth, and man rejects this Son of God for the sake of his own desires. Still Jesus offers, healing, life, hope and an eternal plan for peace to all those who will come, hear Him in Matthew 7:7 (NKJV) 7 "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. He promises to the one who comes seeking He will respond, we only have to come to Him. That is a small price to pay for real lasting peace, we did nothing to deserve this gift, yet He made peace through the blood of His cross!
Heavenly Father, thank You for the precious gift of Your Son, who set everything right for anyone who will come. Thank You for not giving up on us and for loving us still, and thank you for the gift of eternity that no one deserves. May I bless You in all I do? Amen