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Humanity's past is the tragic story of man's cruelty to man. Our present world is no better. We have witnessed several intractable conflicts-one of which, the Middle East, again has tragically burst into the headlines in recent weeks.
Last year alone, the world was plagued by 32 armed conflicts in which more than 1,000 people have died. More than one in eight countries experienced violent armed conflict within its borders.
In the book of Isaiah, our Creator sums up our appalling inability to live at peace with each other: "Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood; their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths. The way of peace they have not known, and there is no justice in their ways; they have made themselves crooked paths; whoever takes that way shall not know peace" (Isaiah 59:7-8, emphasis added throughout).
What an apt description of our world, a world whose only times of peace are those rare, brief interludes between wars.
It will not always be that way. Real, lasting peace is coming. But first we need a Peacemaker capable of enforcing an enduring peace.
Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace, will be that Peacemaker. That is His assigned mission and purpose!
"For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called . . . Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end" (Isaiah 9:6-7).
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