The Hippie Movement and peace protests populate the memory of my high school and college years. John Lennon wrote and sang, “All we are saying is give peace a chance.” Flower power and peace symbols decorated VW microbuses.
We all long for peace. My father was fighting in some of the fiercest battles of the Korean War when I was born. I lived through the time of the Vietnam War and saw a friend and a cousin killed there. My children’s lives have been affected by two Gulf wars and a war in Afghanistan. The horrible attack of 9/11 on the twin towers is a living memory for them.
We all long for peace. Unfortunately, peaceful people cannot create peace. We are forced to contend with an enemy who has no desire for peace. Satan’s army is in the world and unfortunately he also has agents in the visible church on earth.
Jesus won the victory of sin, death and the devil on the cross but we must still content with the weeds in amongst the wheat. Jesus will allow this to continue until the harvest at the close of the age. Then the weeds will be gathered and destroyed. Until then we are called upon to have patience to await that day.
Don’t be surprised when those inside the church are faithless, angry, hurtful or mean. There are weeds among the wheat. Don’t be surprised when evil happens. There are weeds among the wheat. Don’t be surprised when peace is beyond our grasp. There are weeds among the wheat.
May God grant you the patience and perseverance to live in peace when there are weeds among the wheat.
Prayer: Lord thank you for granting to me the peace that passes all understanding. Grant me the faith and peace in knowing that you have won the victory on the cross and when this earthly life is ended, I will rest in the peace you have waiting for me in eternity. Amen.
God’s richest blessings in Christ,
Pastor Philip Quardokus
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