Matthew 5:9 (NIV)
9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God.
“Of all the Beatitudes given in Matthew 5, there is one most likely to meet with the approval of almost everyone: ‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God’ (Matthew 5:9). We all want peace in the world. Yet this is not a statement Jesus made to solely advocate working for global peace, although that is an honorable thing to do. I am all for peace, but not for peace at any cost.
The context of Jesus’ statement is not about working for peace in and of itself. It is speaking more about those who are bringing the message of the gospel because they want people to enter into a relationship with Jesus, the Prince of Peace. Romans 10:15 says, ‘How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!’
As people who have met God, as people who have experienced His mercy and have committed our lives to hungering and thirsting after Him, we will be true peacemakers.” [Excerpt from “True Peacemakers” by Greg Laurie]
As those who have received peace from God, let’s commit to be workers, artisans of peace bringing the message of the gospel! What this world needs is to be in relationship with Jesus, the Prince of Peace.
-DP