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The Peacemakers
We want to study the seventh beatitude in Jesus’ teachings from the sermon on the mount. "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God." Mt.5:9. Now notice it did not say the peacehopers, or peacewishers, but the peacemakers. The goal of the faithful children of God is to seek to win people to Jesus, that those that are lost may find peace with God. Men and women are enemies of God by their sin and wickedness, Col.1:21, "And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled." A peacemaker seeks to get people to be reconciled to God, by teaching, encouraging, admonishing them to obey the gospel of peace. True soldiers of Christ have their feet shod with the gospel of peace, Eph.6:15, "And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace." Peacemakers also seek to bring peace between men who have had a falling out between themselves. Consider the book of Philemon, where Paul sought to reconcile Philemon and Onesimus who was a runaway slave that was converted. Now there is a "risk" in seeking to be a peacemaker. Those you seek to help as a peacemaker, may not have a good and honest. They may act out toward you for your good actions. You may get your head "chopped off" and reviled, for doing good and having the purist intentions at heart. Peacemakers will be called children of God because they will look like our Lord in their efforts. Luke 19:10, "For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost."Yes, our Lord is the perfect example and pattern of what a peacemaker is!e shall not see God, "Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:" Heb.12:14
