PEACE DOES NOT JUST HAPPEN....IT MUST BE PURSUED!!

[Lynn D. Walker]

"We urge you, brethren, to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake.  Be at peace among yourselves."  ~1 Thessalonians 5:12-13.  Relationships can be messy.  Sometimes they take a wrong turn and seem to be more of a burden than a blessing.  That's the reason for this scripture and many others like it that constantly encourage us to live in PEACE!! These scriptures remind us that we are not the first to travel down a rocky road and they reassure us that peace IS possible.  Jesus is the Prince of Peace.  If He can bring about reconciliation with a Holy God, He can certainly bring about reconciliation with troublesome relationships with others!!  Stand on this scripture right now, and YOU be willing to work out peace in your relationships with you spouse, your boss, your friends, your kids, with all those around you.....in HIS power.  Peace does not just happen.....it must be pursued.  ~Pastor Lynn