The peace that Jesus brings to your life is so much bigger than simply the "absence of war in the world." No, that's not the peace he offers. His peace makes a bridge over the chasm of wrong that separates you from God.
That kind of peace is described in the Bible as "beyond understanding," and that's true. Most people, even scholarly religious types, don't get it. "Peace on Earth" is meant for you -- the individual YOU -- and when people on earth have that kind of peace in their hearts, it by default removes the need for war.
I'm guessing that Communist China is a "peaceful" place... meaning, there isn't a war raging in the streets there. And yet because this "peace" has been imposed on a national, authoritarian basis, people who live there are not truly at peace. TRUE peace can only come from within each individual's heart as it is transformed by the power of Jesus Christ.
THAT'S what we're celebrating here -- the Advent, or Coming, of TRUE PEACE to the earth.
Merry Christmas.
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