PURSUING THE PEACE OF THIS WONDERFUL LIFE
(Isaiah 9:1-7)
Those who seek…
- Find _______________ when their ___________ looks dark. (vv.1-2)
- Find _______________ when their ___________ seems lost. (vv.3-5)
- Find ______________ when His ____________ comes down. (vv.6-7)
“It thou seek rest in this life, how wilt thou then attain to the everlasting rest? Dispose not thyself for much rest, but for great patience. Seek true peace – not in earth, but in heaven; not in men, nor in any other creature, but in God alone.”
(Thomas a Kempis, 15th century Christian writer)
“PEACE is more important than all justice;
and PEACE was not made for the sake of justice, but justice for the sake of PEACE.”
(Martin Luther, 16th century church reformer)
“Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel,
praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth PEACE to men on whom his favor rests.”
(Luke 2:14)