Did Jesus Bring Peace To The Earth?

It’s practically impossible to consume any source of media without being reminded of the vast amounts of death, division, and destruction plaguing our world on a daily basis. With such a great need for peace It is quite reasonable for one to ask the question, did Jesus bring peace to the earth?

According to Romans 5:1, Jesus brought to earth the ability for man to have peace and be reconciled to God through His death, burial, and resurrection. When we place our faith in Jesus Christ and Him crucified we gain access to peace with God, which cannot be obtained otherwise.

Why then did Jesus say, I have not come to bring peace, but a sword? What did He mean and how can both verses be true? This is what we will be studying as we continue, let’s take a closer look together…

Is Jesus The Peace Of God

It’s so interesting Jesus wore many hats and had many titles. Jesus was called the Son Of Man, Son of God, Wonderful Counselor, and Mighty God. In Matthew 16:13 Jesus even asks, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is”? He is also called the Prince Of Peace, but is Jesus the Peace of God?

Jesus is the means by which we can have peace with God. Just as I said above the whole purpose of Jesus’s first advent was to make it possible for man to be reconciled to God the Father by paying the debt of sin that man owed, thereby bringing peace between us and God.

When we talk about Jesus and Him bringing peace we have to look at it in two different ways. There’s peace between man and God and there’s peace on the earth. These are two different things but eventually, Jesus will address both of them. During Jesus’s first advent the Jewish people had been waiting for a great king that would come and liberate them and restore the nation of Israel to the past glory It enjoyed during the time of King David. That will still occur but that’s not why Jesus came at that point.

Just like the Jewish people during the time when Jesus first came many people today are wondering what’s going on. Why is God allowing all of this death and destruction upon the earth? If Jesus came to bring peace why won’t he do something to stop all of the sufferings that we see every day? What many people don’t realize is that the problems that mankind face today are a direct result of us turning away from God and rejecting His law. Only obedience to God’s law will bring peace, disobedience will always bring death and destruction.

God is not double-minded. Consider this verse in Galatians 6:7-8, “Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life”. What kind of God would He be if He said we reap what we sow and then rescued us from our reaping? This is why it’s important to your peace to know what seeds you’re sowing because once they’re sown you can’t take them back.

In other words, if we don’t sow peace we shouldn’t expect peace. God wants us to be peacemakers and many people don’t have peace because they don’t promote peace. We must give what we wish to receive. Consider this verse from Galatians…

“Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law”.

Galatians 5:19-22

We want to be associated with and live our lives in accordance with verse 22, not 19-21. A peaceful life will only come from living a life full of the fruits of the spirit.

How Do We Find Peace In Jesus

Matthew 10:34-36 says, “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And a person’s enemies will be those of his own household”. What did Jesus mean here? Jesus was letting us know that His teaching would divide people because not everyone will want to forsake their sins. It’s not that Jesus doesn’t want peace, but he knew how the world would respond. So how do we find peace in Jesus?

We find peace in Jesus by simply obeying what He taught and emulating His life. Jesus was not only our savior but He was also our example who would show us how we are to conduct ourselves in this world. Jesus said, “my peace I leave with you”, by faith we need to believe and accept it.

Looking at this question more broadly as I eluded to already, a better question is how do I find or get peace. Whether you’re looking to find peace in Jesus, God, or something else one thing remains the same, there’s no true peace outside of the will of God. If We love our sins or give up some but try to hold on to some we can’t have peace. You know, life can burden a person so much that they will be willing to do anything to get relief. Life can really back you into a corner, like if the doctor tells you you have cancer and you’ll be dead in six months.

You see, the peace of God spends in any situation because it’s true peace. Why is God’s peace true peace? God’s peace is true peace because He has authority over everything and everyone. If Jesus needs to say to the winds and waves, “peace be still” they must obey. If you want true peace simply align yourself with the one who has all power and authority.

“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me”.

Matthew 28:18

Amen, Well friends I pray these words were edifying to you and I want to invite you to download our free guide, “5 Ways To Fight Worry, Anxiousness, And Anxiety
With God’s Word”, I’m sure it will bless your soul. I want to thank you so much for studying with us and being here, we love you and we are praying with you that the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ is extended to you. Until next time we pray that your faith fails not.