Blessed [fortunate] are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. ^[1]

~Jesus (Matthew 5:9)

It is hardly surprising that the benefit which attaches to peacemakers at work is that ‘they shall be called sons of God’. For they are looking to do what their Father has done, loving people with his love, as Jesus is soon to make explicit. It is the devil who is a troublemaker; it is God who loves reconciliation and who now through his children, as formerly through his only begotten Son, is bent on making peace.

The importance of pursuing peace at work: I can’t make peace if I don’t have peace myself. That is the first task, find peace in Jesus. Then, I can make peace by proclaiming His word and carrying on with His deeds in the corporate world.

• Ecclesiastes 10:4 — If the ruler’s temper rises against you, do not abandon your position, because composure allays great offenses.
• Romans 12:18 — If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men.
• Titus 1:6 — namely, if any man is above reproach, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of dissipation or rebellion.
• Hebrews 12:14 — Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Master.
• James 3:17 — But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy.

Jesus prayed for the oneness of his people. He also prayed that they might be kept from evil and in truth. We have no mandate from the Messiah to seek unity without purity, purity of both belief and conduct. If there is such a thing as ‘cheap reunion’, there is ‘cheap evangelism’ also, namely the proclamation of the good news without the cost of discipleship, the demand for faith without repentance. These are forbidden short cuts. They turn the messenger of good news into a fraud. They cheapen the good news of Jesus and damage the cause of the Messiah.

Peace at work in a believer’s relationship with Jesus There are times I am clearly not at peace. I am not at peace with myself, and I am not at peace with God or Jesus. Something is wrong. I may or may not know it but it becomes evident in my anxiety and worry. I am not convinced, at that point in time, that God is good and has my best interest at heart.

It starts with faith. I need to get clear with my faith in Jesus. When peace leaves me, I need to get back to the real issue. I don’t have faith, I don’t believe who Jesus is and what He accomplished. Lack of peace comes from ignoring the core issue of unbelief. God is good. God sent His son to make me right with God. God did it out of love for me. Now that is some good news!

“Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Master Jesus the Messiah.”

Romans 5:1

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^[1] New American Standard Bible. (2020). (Mt 5:9). La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.