More recently God has been speaking to me from the precious beatitudes,
encouraging me through the words of Matthew 5 verse 9 which reads “blessed are the peace makers for they will all be called children of God.” (NIV) While
reading this verse a month ago, I kept on seeing the word change maker
in my mind instead of peace maker, so I prayerfully dug deep in to the
words found here. I discovered that the Greek word here for peace maker,
is a word that means to make or do something, it’s an action, expressed
as something tangible and active. While the word for peace, goes back
to the holistic Hebrew word “shalom,” which is deeper than just peace,
it means wholeness, welfare, prosperity, harmony, complete, and the
biblical idea of peace is not the absence of war, as we imagine it to
be. In fact, you cannot be a peacemaker without stepping in to conflict
at times.....
This is a Challenging and Inspiring Post I wrote over at Lisa van Engens Blog, this week! Click the link to read the rest of the article.
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