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31 lines
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title = "Luke 12:49–53"
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date = "2022-12-20"
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### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Lk12.49-53)
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Those who believe in a passive, hippy Jesus probably don't like reading these
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verses. But the things Jesus said and did are radical and controversial. The
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thing to remember is that this is a problem with us, not with Him. Our sinful
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selves want to rule our own lives, not accept that God The fires of judgement
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are coming whether we expect them or not, and Jesus is ready and _eager_ to
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bring them.
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There are now 5 days left until Christmas this year. I am struck by the tension
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of the angels declaring "Peace on earth!" at Jesus's birth, and then Jesus
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saying, "Do you think I have come to give peace on earth?" (_v. 51_) We would
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do well to remember that wasn't the entirety of the angel's message. "'Glory to
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God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!'"
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(_Luke 2:14_) Those who please God are going to have peace (with God, in
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particular). Those who don't will see God's glory and tremble for the disaster
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that will befall them.
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Serving God will always set us apart from those who do not. As the Apostle Paul
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said, "so far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone." (_Romans
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12:18_)
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* * *
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Come quickly, Lord Jesus. Make everything right on the earth once again.
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