The Christian Studies Institute

12/11/2022 " JOY: Adoration by the Heavenly Host" [Luke 2:1-14]


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What does the Heavenly Host mean by ‘peace’? It is part of their Adoration and Praise.
They certainly do not speak of an outward peace negotiated by men. They declare peace when men have been reconciled to God and enjoy an inward peace in their minds toward God.
We obtain peace with God when he begins to be gracious toward us. We obtain peace with God when HE takes the guilt of our sinful state away. We obtain peace when we rely on God’s Fatherly love, and we call upon him with full confidence and faith, and we boldly praise him for the salvation which he promised to us.
What is YOUR Adoration and PRAISE today? What is YOUR ADORATION AND PRAISE in this Christmas Season?
Are you fully confident and do you truly believe that the salvation offered to ALL humanity is also offered to you?
To be a ‘man of good will’ is to be ‘whom he is pleased’. God is pleased with the heart of repentance and of bold declaration that JESUS CHRIST is LORD of ALL and Savior of sinful men.
This passage is not about whether or not we ‘accept’ God’s peace. It is instead about the source of God’s peace.
God’s Grace is the source of all peace. The message of Adoration and Praise from the Heavenly Host teaches us that ‘good will’ or ‘God’s pleasure’ is the source of peace. This peace is a free gift and flows from the pure mercy of God, the MOST HIGH.
And we rightly proclaim to God our Father, to Christ our Savior, that we ADORE YOU LORD!!!
Let us learn from this Heavenly Host how to properly ADORE HIM.
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men of good will’ … with whom HE is pleased”
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The Christian Studies InstituteBy Bryant K Owens

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