The story is told “about a certain kingdom wherein there was a handsome prince, searching for a woman worthy enough to be his wife and to become queen of the land.
One day while running an errand for his father, the prince passed through a poor
village.
As he glanced out the window of his carriage his eyes fell on a beautiful peasant maiden.
During ensuing days, he often passed by the young lady and soon fell in love with her by sight.
But he had a problem. How could he seek her hand in marriage?
He could command her to marry him, but the prince wanted someone who would marry him out of love, not coercion.
He could show up at her door in his splendid uniform in a gold carriage drawn by six horses, attendants in tow, and bearing a chest of jewels and gold coins.
But then how would he know if she really loved him or if she was just overawed and overwhelmed with his splendor?
Finally he came up with another solution.
He stripped off his royal robes, put on common dress, moved into the village, and got to know her without revealing his identity.
As he lived among the people, the prince and the maiden became friends, shared each other’s interests, and talked about their concerns.
As time went on, the young lady grew to love him for who he was and because he had first loved her.
My friends, This is the good news of Jesus!. The Prince of Peace Himself, Jesus Christ, laid aside the robes of His glory, garbed himself as a peasant, became a human being, and moved into our village, onto our planet, to woo us to himself.” (NCBSIQ, 483)
John reminds us that: “The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.
11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.
12 Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God--13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.” (NIV84)
Jesus, the Prince of Peace, makes peace with God and peace with ourselves possible. Because He became one of us and paid the sin-price for us, we can be at peace.
For us to be at peace, we must receive the Gift of Jesus the Prince of Peace.
In a culture where it seems that rest, security, freedom, stability, and safety seem to be disintegrating on a daily basis; you can receive Jesus the Prince of Peace.
You can receive the gift of being at peace with God and you can receive the gift of being at peace with yourself.
These gifts are available to you, and these gifts are what we need if we are going to make it
in this messed up world.
God knows this and that is why He has given us the gift of Jesus the Prince of Peace. He has come to make peace a priority in your life.
Will you receive the peace that He has to offer you?
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