PEACE IS CONTENTMENT
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. The Nature Of Peace
a) Jesus Christ is the "Prince of Peace" and only through him can we find the "peace that goes beyond understanding." (Isaiah 9:6, Philippians 4:7). But what is this peace exactly?
b) Peace is certainly more than not having to listen to heavy metal music if you don't like it. It is more than watching a beautiful sunset from your veranda on a still evening. Those things are peaceful, but the peace we are talking about goes much deeper and further. We are talking about the peace of God. This peace has certain connections that make it the peace we have to have.
2. Peace Is Contentment
a) Many people are angry and unsettled in their hearts and lives because of disappointments, dissatisfaction, and disillusionment. People place their hopes in this world, and the world does not deliver.
b) When one places hope in Jesus Christ, then one is content with what this world provides, and thankful for even a little to help along life's road (Philippians 4:11, 1 Timothy 6:6-8).
c) We should understand that this world is only the journey, not the destination, and we are strangers and pilgrims on earth because we are citizens of heaven (1 Peter 2:11, Philippians 3:20). So we are at peace, content that the journey will soon be over, and there will be joy.
The End ...
1. The Nature Of Peace a) Jesus Christ is the "Prince of Peace" and only through him can we find the "peace that goes beyond understanding." (Isaiah 9:6, Philippians 4:7). But what is this peace exactly?
b) Peace is certainly more than not having to listen to heavy metal music if you don't like it. It is more than watching a beautiful sunset from your veranda on a still evening. Those things are peaceful, but the peace we are talking about goes much deeper and further. We are talking about the peace of God. This peace has certain connections that make it the peace we have to have.
2. Peace Is Contentment
a) Many people are angry and unsettled in their hearts and lives because of disappointments, dissatisfaction, and disillusionment. People place their hopes in this world, and the world does not deliver.
b) When one places hope in Jesus Christ, then one is content with what this world provides, and thankful for even a little to help along life's road (Philippians 4:11, 1 Timothy 6:6-8).
c) We should understand that this world is only the journey, not the destination, and we are strangers and pilgrims on earth because we are citizens of heaven (1 Peter 2:11, Philippians 3:20). So we are at peace, content that the journey will soon be over, and there will be joy.
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