Yesterday, as we were coming home from church, Josh and Jonathan were sitting next to each other, playing and fooling around as boys do. When their playing became louder and louder, even after several warnings, I realized I needed to make a change. So, when we got home from church, I cleaned out the car, and moved Lily's car seat to the middle of the back seat. The true test will be Wednesday night, when we are on our way to church again and Josh has to sit in the back seat, but I have a feeling it's going to be a much more quiet ride to Greenville. Lily, without even realizing it, will be my little peacekeeper.
As often happens with me when I am doing normal, everyday things, the Lord uses it to remind me of something. And as I was sucking up the endless cracker crumbs in the vacuum so that I could make the car seat switch, I was reminded how desperately we needed a mediator in our lives. How our sin (however big or little, since all sin is the same to God) has placed a separation between us and Him. How we had no hope of reconciliation, no future hope of heaven until Jesus became that peacemaker for us. And how by accepting His finished work on the the cross, we have a way to reach God once more. We all have need of that intervention, placed between us and God to repair the breach. We all have need of a peacemaker to bring us back into a right relationship with God. Who better than Jesus, the Prince of Peace?
1 Timothy 2:1-6 says, "I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity. This is good and pleases God our Savior, who wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth. For there is only one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus. He gave his life to purchase freedom for everyone. This is the message God gave to the world at just the right time." (New Living Translation)
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