WHAT ARE WE CALLED

“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.”

Matthew 5:9 KJV

Webster’s Dictionary describes a peacemaker as “a person who helps to prevent or stop an argument, a fight, or a war”.  Are we helping to prevent or stop an argument or do we add fuel to the fire by our words?  Jesus set an example for us to follow when He didn’t say hateful words to them when He was accused.

We read in the Bible.  “He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth” (Isaiah 53:7).  May God help us to follow His example even when people say hateful things to us.

It is very difficult to be quiet when people are saying things to us that hurt us especially if what they are saying isn’t true.  We can’t be quiet on our own.  We need to immediately ask Jesus to help us be quiet as soon as someone says something that hurts us.  He will be faithful to help us.

My Mother used to say to me “If you don’t have anything good to say, keep your big mouth shut”.  It hurt me when she said that but she was right.  We can tell the people we hurt that we’re sorry.  They can forgive us but the hateful words we say to them when we’re angry pierce their heart like a knife.

What are we called?  Are people calling us peacemakers or are they calling us troublemakers?  If we have invited Jesus into our heart to be our personal Saviour, we are Christians and as Christians we are to let others see and hear the unconditional love of Jesus by our smiles and our words.

Joanne Lowe

April 23, 2015