James 3:18 And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace for those who make peace.
From Gaza and Israel to Ukraine and Russia to Kenya to the streets of our cities to countless other places around the world, violence seems all around. I don't know if there's really more violence than there was, say, 30 years ago, or if we just know about it more. But it's there. And it raises in all of us a desire for peace. And a cry for peace. And a prayer for peace.
The biblical writer James knew this same desire and cry and prayer. And he also knew God's promise. In the Beatitudes as recorded in Matthew, Jesus said "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall inherit the earth." James provides another promise - a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace for those who make peace. When you make peace - when you pursue paths of peace in your own life and with those around you, there's a harvest of joy and righteousness and peace. How can you make peace today?
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
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