I'm very thankful for the recently agreed upon peace treaty in the middle east. Who among us doesn't want a world of safety and peace?
However, peace not centered on the prince of peace is not lasting peace.
True peace only comes from Christ. In John 14:27, Jesus told us, "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you; its not like the peace that the world gives."
The definition of the world's peace is, The absence of conflict or war. The peace Jesus gives to us refers to Peace in spite of conflict or war.
There will always be a war between good and evil. There will be wars when good and evil are indeterminable in knowing which is which! Internal and external conflict has been around since the Garden of Eden and the story of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Good and evil will continue to be at war through Armageddon..
The Apostle Paul spoke about peace in his time that applies to us now. Regarding the age we now live in, 1 Thessalonians 5:3 gives us insight to part of what’s going on in our world now.,
"But as far as times and seasons go, my brothers, you don’t need written instructions. You are well aware that the day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a burglary to a householder. When men are saying “Peace and security” catastrophe will sweep down upon them as suddenly and inescapably as birth-pangs to a pregnant woman."
Let me insert this tidbit of truth here; Nothing is ever as it appears! In any given situation, there's always something else going on that we don't see! I’m sorry to say that this “deal” has more to it than what we know. The lines of demarcation will be blurry.
Ephesians 2:14-16 gives us hope of a new peace treaty with God.
"For Jesus himself is our peace, who has made the two groups, (Jew and Gentile) one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, (between God and humanity, and between humanity and other humanity) by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility."
So, as much as I love the idea of the current peace talks, I hope we don’t put our hope in a peace treaty made by men. I hope we do place our hope in the God of peace who treaties with us to provide peace with Him, each other, and peace within our hearts in spite of the circumstances in this world we live in..
Jesus is our Peace!