ADVENT: WAITING WITH PEACE (3 OF 4)
Scripture: Jeremiah 29:13
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Advent: Waiting With Peace (3 of 4)
Series: Advent
Jordan Easley
Jeremiah 29:13
There are some questions in life... that always seem to lead to an obvious answer.
Growing up in Sunday School, it didn’t matter what the question was... it seemed like ‘‘JESUS’’ was always the answer. Who loves you? JESUS. Who’s your hero? JESUS. What’s the greatest gift you’ve ever received? JESUS. It didn’t matter what the question was... in Sunday School, JESUS always seemed to be the right answer.
There are some questions in life that just have a built-in response-For instance, you can watch any beauty pageant around the world... Miss America... Miss Universe... any of them... and when a contestant is asked ‘‘what they would like to see happen during their lifetime’’ ... their answer always seems to be... WORLD PEACE. Go back and watch the tape: What are you hoping for? What would you like to see? They’ll say... ‘‘WORLD PEACE’’... just about every time.
World peace has always been an easy answer... it’s something all of us want... it’s something that our world needs... but the question we seem to have a difficult time answering is: ‘‘What is world peace? ... what would world peace even look like?’’
Some people would answer that and say... World peace is a world without exclusion... or conflict... or war... it’s where the ideas of hate and selfishness are eliminated... and where bridges are built between people groups, and nationalities... bringing everyone together, as one.
We all have an idea of what World Peace would look like... and many people have even claimed that they have the formula for manufacturing peace in the world...
World leaders have said: ‘‘If we fund this worldwide initiative... or if we finance this trade agreement... or if we pay this country a certain amount of money... THEN we’ll be on the FastTrack to world peace.’’
But you know what I’ve learned over the years? PEACE isn’t something we can purchase. PEACE is a gift from God ...
Series: Advent
Jordan Easley
Jeremiah 29:13
There are some questions in life... that always seem to lead to an obvious answer.
Growing up in Sunday School, it didn’t matter what the question was... it seemed like ‘‘JESUS’’ was always the answer. Who loves you? JESUS. Who’s your hero? JESUS. What’s the greatest gift you’ve ever received? JESUS. It didn’t matter what the question was... in Sunday School, JESUS always seemed to be the right answer.
There are some questions in life that just have a built-in response-For instance, you can watch any beauty pageant around the world... Miss America... Miss Universe... any of them... and when a contestant is asked ‘‘what they would like to see happen during their lifetime’’ ... their answer always seems to be... WORLD PEACE. Go back and watch the tape: What are you hoping for? What would you like to see? They’ll say... ‘‘WORLD PEACE’’... just about every time.
World peace has always been an easy answer... it’s something all of us want... it’s something that our world needs... but the question we seem to have a difficult time answering is: ‘‘What is world peace? ... what would world peace even look like?’’
Some people would answer that and say... World peace is a world without exclusion... or conflict... or war... it’s where the ideas of hate and selfishness are eliminated... and where bridges are built between people groups, and nationalities... bringing everyone together, as one.
We all have an idea of what World Peace would look like... and many people have even claimed that they have the formula for manufacturing peace in the world...
World leaders have said: ‘‘If we fund this worldwide initiative... or if we finance this trade agreement... or if we pay this country a certain amount of money... THEN we’ll be on the FastTrack to world peace.’’
But you know what I’ve learned over the years? PEACE isn’t something we can purchase. PEACE is a gift from God ...
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