Prince of Peace

"For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders.  And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal father, Prince of Peace."  Isaiah 9:6

And he will be called Prince of Peace is indeed prophetic, and points to a future kingdom when the rule of men will be dissolved by its own inherent futility.  The kingdoms of men have inherent entropy, and the second law of thermodynamics, (the tendency of systems to lose energy), plays havoc with political systems too.  Kingdoms come and go upon the dynamic crust of the earth, but one day there will be a kingdom that will not be subject to loss of any kind.

This is not idle belief it is a prophetic certainty, and given to us in the 'prophetic perfect' by the genius Isaiah.  Yahweh is so certain that his will will be done on earth as it is in heaven that he does not place his veracity at risk when he says that a reality will definitely occur in the future.  In the divine realm prophetic realism takes precedence over statistical probability.

Biblical Salvation History states:  "the actions of people that take place upon the finite crust of the earth are foreordained to certain limitations."  We all know that the evil that is practiced upon the face of the earth causes incredible harm to the many at the hands of the few.

Yahweh has great 'books' at his disposal in which he faithfully records nefarious deeds.  We might call them super servers that record the actions of people.  I know that my words seem fantastic and that they are contrary to the common perception that the world is driven by political discourse, and I agree to some extent, but there is a world behind this world that will call our actions into account.

We are now beyond manipulated money systems, M1, M2, M3, and other monetary fictions.  We are beyond software that tracks global economies and human behavior thereunto.

The Prince of Peace is a different type of ruler-chieftain. He is the antithesis of any ruler that preceded him in any kingdom.  His very character will be inherently different.  He will not rule by creating fear in order to ensure submission of his people.  He will not burden people will endless trauma events in order to wear them out, and wear them down.  He will not take away the hopeful light in the eyes of children, and the weakest among us will not feel threatened.  The Prince of Peace will be one who brings the gift of himself.

The word for 'peace' in our text is the Hebrew word 'Shalowm' which is taken from the root 'shalom' and one of its primary meanings is completeness or soundness.  It can also mean bodily wholeness.  The Prince of Peace is interested in our being entire or complete.  His mission will be our wholeness, and soundness without threat to ourselves.  He will transform the world by his shalowm actions.  Our  beleaguered planet home will receive redemption from his shalowm actions too.  John records in the Revelation that God holds the title deed to the earth.

But, right now the Prince of Peace can give you shalowm in your soul.  He can give you completeness, and soundness.  You may have, today, a gift that only God can give.

Have you believed lies that have not brought you life satisfaction?  The Iesous can give you what you have been seeking and never found.  Look no more.  Ask God to come into your heart and grant you peace.  Your miracle is before you.

Blessing to you.

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