DAY FIVE: THE WORD BECAME FLESH
12/5/24
This time of year can feel both exhilarating yet exhausting. Where peace is preached, patience is tested. Family is coming together and for some of us, this is an exciting time. For others, this season feels restless and weary because not all of us have a Christmas card family.
Let me remind you of this —
“For He Himself is our peace, who made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, 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…” Ephesians 2:14-15
Scripture shows us here that peace is not a feeling but a person. Peace is not a perception but a Prince. “He Himself is our peace.” Despite what your Christmas season looks like, we must not forget where our peace comes and most importantly, WHO our peace is.
“If God so loved the world that He sent His one and only son” (John 3:16) to destroy the barrier and divide the wall of hostility between God and us so that we can live in relationship with our Father, we must be capable to do the same and extend grace and forgiveness to those we’ll be surrounded by this holiday. Peace won’t come from presents but His presence alone. Encompass your life in Him and trust that He will accompany you being the peace you need to make it through. For He Himself is our bond of unity.
- Reese Burgess