Tuesday, December 9, 2025
For a child will be born for us, a son will be given to us, and the government will be on his shoulders. He will be named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 CSB
Where Can I Find Peace?
It is the Christmas season, and peace is a common and recurring theme. Many things about Christmas can bring us peace, such as the warm glowing lights of Christmas trees, the familiar traditions, gatherings with family and friends. For some, these holiday activities actually steal their peace. Life change from year to year can also made Christmas and all the traditions feel very different, and all of sudden, the peace we think we will find in all the traditions and decorations is nowhere to be found. The real peace we are so desperately looking for cannot be found in trees, decorations, gifts, cookies, or traditions. There is only one place to find true peace.
In Isaiah chapter 9, the prophet Isaiah told of the coming Messiah. During this time, God’s people were in serious rebellion, so Isaiah delivered both good news of hope and bad news of the devastation they were sure to invoke upon themselves. Part of the good news was that message of hope of a coming Messiah who would save them. In this message Isaiah told them that this coming King would be a Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. The Prince of Peace is the only one who can fulfill the empty places in our hearts. Jesus is our Prince of Peace, born so long ago, to bring peace on earth and for our hearts. As Pastor Jim taught us yesterday, his coming as a baby and his death and resurrection is the only way to peace with God, peace for our future, and peace in relationship with others.
We try hard to fill our empty places with many things believing that we can create our own peace, each idol the missing puzzle piece we need for completeness. As Pastor Jim told us Sunday, the word used for “peace” means wholeness, or completeness. It is his peace that is the missing puzzle piece we are searching for that brings completeness to our hearts.
Whether you realize it or not, none of those things bring the contentment, peace, or life you are seeking. They all sound like the answer, but we plug them in and try to make them fit in the empty, aching space in our heart, only to have the same, and sometimes worse, aching feeling again and again.
So what does this life of peace look like and how does the “Prince of Peace” establish this peace in our lives?
Jesus is the Prince of Peace that brings peace into our relationship with God. In our sinful state we are enemies with God therefore we cannot have with Him. Because of what Jesus did on the cross, we are justified and reconciled with God – holy, faultless, and blameless before him. Because of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross and his shed blood, we are made complete and have peace with God.
Jesus is the Prince of Peace that brings peace regarding our future. When we have peace in our relationship with God, we know him. We know he is faithful and promise keeping. We have seen him work in our lives and other people’s lives as well and we know we can trust him. We can surrender our fears and desires about the future to Jesus and know that he will always do what is best for our good and his glory. Our faith in Him cannot be based on our feelings or circumstances and neither can our peace. We can have faith in God and trust Him, knowing that whatever happens, He is in control, He loves us, and wants the best for us.
Jesus brings peace to relationships with others. When we are in a relationship with him we are being transformed by him, we will live and love like him. His love and character will flow from us to those around us. The peace we receive from our relationship with him brings peace to other relationships in our lives. If there is strife in our relationships, it is only his peace that can lead to forgiveness and reconciliation.
When we see Jesus as our Prince of Peace and trust him to fill the holes in our heart allowing his peace to make us complete, we have found what we have so desperately been seeking. We will never find this peace in any earthly object, person, or place. Jesus is the only place we can find true peace.
Are you leaning into Jesus to be your Prince of Peace?
