Grace and Peace 📖🙏🙌🫶
Bible Scripture Matthew 10:34 (KJV):

“Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.”

Reflection:
This is one of Jesus most misunderstood statements, yet it carries deep truth.

Jesus is not saying he came to bring violence he came to bring truth, and truth often cuts, divides, and exposes. The “sword” represents:
   •   Division between light and darkness
   •   Separation from sin
   •   A choice between the world and Christ

When Jesus enters a person’s life, everything changes. Sometimes families divide, friendships shift, and relationships are tested. Not because Jesus is destructive but because truth forces decisions.

The gospel confronts, challenges, and convicts. It separates what is holy from what is unholy. Jesus brings peace within us, but his truth doesn’t always bring peace around us especially when people resist the change that Christ brings.

Choosing Christ may cost comfort, relationships, or acceptance, but it brings eternal life and lasting peace with God.

Prayer:
Lord Jesus,
Thank you for being the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Help me to stand boldly for your truth even when it brings division or discomfort. Give me courage to follow you fully, regardless of who does or doesn’t understand.

Strengthen me to endure rejection, misunderstanding, or conflict that comes from choosing you.
Cut away anything in my life that does not align with your will, and fill me with the peace that only your presence brings.

Let my heart remain steadfast, my spirit unshakable, and my faith anchored in your truth. In Jesus truthful name I pray, Amen.