In this poignant episode of The Crawford Stand, we explore the complex and multi-faceted nature of peace in our modern world, sophisticatedly woven with reflections on historical conflicts and spiritual insights from Christian teachings. Host Don Crawford delves into the unsettling realities of ongoing global conflicts, highlighting the sincere human yearning for peace amidst tumultuous conditions. Despite the challenges, this discussion emphasizes the transformative potential of faith and divine promise in achieving genuine harmony and tranquility.
The Crawford Stand. 84 years ago, last Monday, America declared war on Japan. And then last Thursday, it was 84 years ago that Germany and Italy declared war on America. Since 1941, America has engaged in six major wars, and our search for lasting peace, true peace, goes on. So this week, as we begin this season of peace and goodwill, the president of Crawford Broadcasting Company, Don Crawford, talks about real peace.
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Peace. Peace I give unto you. My peace. Not as the world gives. Mine is perfect peace. Let not your heart be troubled and do not be afraid. Boy, that’s hard to do in this day and age. So much to be fearful of. in this secular world but those were the words of the babe of bethlehem the most reassuring words the words the promises which this world needs now so desperately all humankind craves peace now more than ever and that peace is more elusive than ever In the end times, so say scriptures, there will be wars and rumors of wars and physical brutality among so many other things. And there will be hatred among mankind, which will replace love in almost every way. And jealousy and suspicion and lawlessness and evil conduct will be how the world is. That’s happening now, is it not? The peace of God in the person of Jesus Christ, that perfect peace, seems to be nowhere to be found, nowhere. Israel battles Hamas, the proxy of the brutal land and its rulers, Iran. there is enmity between the seeds arab and jew and it will go on forever until the messiah comes so says the scripture that enmity is nowhere more evident than what now happens in the holy land the promised land The very land where the babe of Bethlehem was born, the Christmas ambassador of peace, has really never known that peace now more than ever. We are admonished as Christians to pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Pray indeed. And we pray, and pray more, and more earnestly so. But that peace eludes in every way. it should be obvious to all that only the messiah the prince of peace the babe of bethlehem jesus christ himself the messiah can bring that peace and that will come only when he comes when our lord returns when the messiah returns the second time war goes on Hatred increases between Arab and Jew, between Israel and Hamas, and the world over. So much animosity. War goes on between Russia and Ukraine. War fostered by the evil dictator Vladimir Putin. And civilians die. Innocent civilians die. thousands upon thousands of innocent men and women, such a tragedy, elderly and children. They die without cause, craving peace, begging for it, praying for it, but it eludes them as the warlike hatred, the Christ-less hatred of mankind prevails. And more of this will come, more. China will become a serious warmonger, no doubt about it, and so will North Korea and Iran, governed by men who dictate war and hatred and killing with no concern for human loss or human life, but only human destruction and more of it. The conduct of this world indicates clearly signs of the end times. Don’t you agree? There would be nothing left of this world if these days were not shortened, says the Scriptures. And the only one who can do that, the Prince of Peace, when he returns to take charge, that will bring the ultimate peace. And when he does, swords will be ground into plowshares. The Prince of Peace will make certain there will be no more wars, no more. Oh, praise the Lord, what a day that will be. but only the babe of bethlehem whose birthday we celebrate soon can bring that peace can change whole nations and bring them to the holy city of jerusalem to learn how to cooperate and work together and foster peace under his rule of love only he Only our Lord Jesus Christ, the Babe of Bethlehem, can make that happen. No one else can. So, we who believe, believe in Him and His salvation message of love and healing and peace, should not worry or be afraid. Our Lord, the Prince of Peace, has admonished us, let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Don’t be troubled and don’t be afraid. you believers believe in me believe in my promises believe that i come again and i he says will bring the peace the eternal peace which all humankind craves i promise i will do that says he so again there’s no reason for us to be troubled Our hearts should not be troubled. You believe in God, believe also in Him now more than ever. Believe that He will bring the peace of Jerusalem, and He will bring shalom, peace to the whole world. Don’t worry. God is for us who can be against us. No one or nothing can. The peace that He brings is so eternal and so everlasting. Rather, we should be praising God and thanking him for his unspeakable gift, the gift of his son, Jesus of Nazareth, the babe of Bethlehem. So, like the angels of old, as they made that unbelievable announcement to the shepherds about this divine birth, let us say with those angels, glory to God, glory to God in the highest. and on earth peace and goodwill toward all mankind. And let us praise our God for that gift. Thank and praise Almighty God. And let us worship Him as the angels do, those of us especially who believe in that salvation message which came from Bethlehem of old. and let us be thankful unto our God for his unspeakable gift. We cannot describe in human words the wonder, the magnitude of that gift, but… we can now and evermore give thanks and praise and worship and glory to God in the highest, all the while we pray for the promise of peace on earth and goodwill toward all mankind. We do pray for that, and we should work for that, do all we can, but knowing only He can bring that ultimate peace. So, we thank you, Father God. I thank you for our Savior, your precious Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for this precious babe of Bethlehem.
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Mr. Crawford would love to hear from you this week. His email address is stand at CrawfordMediaGroup.net. When you write, be sure to tell Mr. Crawford on what station you hear the stand. Why not send a holiday greeting to Mr. Crawford this week at stand at CrawfordMediaGroup.net. When you want to review what you hear, go to our website, CrawfordMediaGroup.net. The Crawford Stand is a public affairs presentation of Crawford Media Group and this station. Serving God and country, I’m Bill McCormick.
