Peace seems to be the world's objective. Peace in the world means "the normal, non-warring condition of a nation, a group of nations, or the world," or "a state of mutual harmony between people or groups, especially in personal relationships." If the world wants peace so badly, and all of humanity is striving for peace, why do we not have it yet? The answer is simple: we will never, no matter how hard we try, have peace on Earth.
Now, that sounds like a hateful statement. As a Christian, aren't I supposed to be loving? Well, yes, I am loving. I love you enough to tell you the truth. Unlike cancer, which we have just recently been discovering and researching cures for; war and strife have been around for as long as the world as been around, whether that be six thousand years or far beyond it. The point is, war has been here long enough for us to have found the cure to it by now.
What if humanity bands together in a united front against war for peace? Well, looking at the United State's track record, we have been a nation for 230-something years, and we have been in war for about 203 of those years. We have had two World Wars, the Holocaust, slavery for thousands of years, most of the rich who have more money than they could literally spend do not give to the poor, famous rap stars who are role models for children are fighting with each others and calling women out of their names, the world is telling women to find their identity in sexuality and telling men to find their identity in how many women they can have and how much more masculine they can be than the other guy. The world is not united and never will be. There is too much selfishness going on. There is too much of a need for self to be selfless enough to create world peace.
The world's definition of peace, according to any large contributor of any peace statue or memorial, is to say "put aside your individualities, find the one thing that you all have in common, and find peace." This train of thought makes no sense. Not everyone has the same heart for the homeless, or the orphans, or the hungry, or other nations. Not everyone has the same passions. The only one thing that every human being has in common is that we are all humans, and that is even broken down into those who believe humans are a form of animals and those who do not. There is no common ground to form peace!
Aside from that, what is the point of peace where we all have to give up our believes? We have an entire culture against giving up their individuality and conforming. We have had the theme of fighting society and the mainstream idea ever since books were written. No one in the world wants to become one with each other, but everyone wants world peace. What would practical world peace look like?
I believe the only home for world peace will come after the world is gone. When Jesus reigns supreme at the right hand of the Father, we will all want joy and happiness for each other, we will all have pure intentions. That is all that it takes. When we want joy for one another coming from pure intentions, there will not be a need for the word peace because we will live in it. Who would start a fight with someone if you want to feed them and give them the clothes off of your back? Who would escalate to an argument when your intentions are about hearing the other person out so that you could seek knowledge and understanding. Who would go hungry when money has gone away and everyone just wants to feed everyone? What problems would be left if everyone became selfless, had good intentions, and wanted the best for others? No war or violence would break out. It would be a selfless, understanding, loving community. That is how peace will be made.
That peace is promised to us by Jesus Christ. Humanity has been trying to get world peace for thousands of years, or hundreds of thousands depending on your world view. We have not achieved it. In fact, we are only getting worse. Humanity does not have what it takes to run itself into world peace. We can only run ourselves deeper into the ground. God is the only one wise enough and loving enough to bring world peace. John 14:27 says, "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid."
The only way to peace is through the most selfless, loving, and purest soul that has ever walked this Earth: Jesus Christ, the one who died a brutal death so that our sins may be forgiven. He is the only person selfless enough to give up all power, all royalty, all glory, and all riches to become a slave for the humanity that He created in order to be beaten, whipped, scarred, and hung on a cross for us, at no need for Him. He is the only person that died for all of humanity without it being a necessity or a benefit to Him. He owns all; but He loves us so much that He wants us to have a chance at peace through true freedom.
"I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world." (John 16:33)
-D
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