"Personal peace means just to be let alone, not to be troubled by the troubles of other people, whether across the world or across the city - to live one's life with minimal possibilities of being personally disturbed." (Francis Schaeffer, 1976, How should we then live).
Bible
"Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper."Jeremiah 29:7
Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, thank you for taking the punishment our sin deserved upon yourself and giving us the peace we did not deserve. We pray and ask that you will help us to bring the peace we received from you to a world that is unknowingly desperate for it. Amen
Regards,
Kruger
• You must agree with me that these words are as true in 2011 in as it was in 1976. I find this quite a strong force in my own life - the desire 'just to be left alone'.
• The Gospel challenges this value quite radically. When Christ died on the cross he was ultimately personally disturbed as he took more than our troubles, but our sin upon himself.
• The peace he earned for us is supposed to spill over into the lives of those around us - and that means we too need to take their troubles upon ourselves.
"Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper."Jeremiah 29:7
Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, thank you for taking the punishment our sin deserved upon yourself and giving us the peace we did not deserve. We pray and ask that you will help us to bring the peace we received from you to a world that is unknowingly desperate for it. Amen
Regards,
Kruger
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