Prince of Peace (Isaiah 4:6-7)

Scripture of the Day: Isaiah 4:6-7a

⁶ For to us a child is born, 
    to us a son is given, 
    and the government will be on his shoulders. 
And he will be called
    Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, 
    Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 
⁷ Of the increase of his government and peace 
    there will be no end. 

If there is something this world does not have – it is peace. There is war and turmoil at every turn. It seems every country is wracked with problems of some kind. And it seems that just when one battle is won, another comes around that needs to be fought.

Thinking about the world and its problems can get exhausting! Instead of focusing on that which can give us headaches, how glorious is it to focus on Jesus? God has promised that Jesus, who was called the “Prince of Peace,” will bring a government and peace to which there is no end. Imagine that – no end!

The world will one day flip – from having no end to war, to having no end of peace. And in that unending peace, Jesus Christ will rule. Reader, I pray that statement makes you want to should “Amen!”

Closing Prayer:

Heavenly Father God, thank you for your promises! Your Son, as the “Prince of Peace,” will come back to this Earth and rule it in a way I can only imagine. Please bring a semblance of that peace to Earth now – we need it so badly, Lord. In your son’s name I pray, Amen.