People have been concerned about the violence in the world for centuries. That's why, following the horrors of the First World War, the larger nations of the world banded together to form the league of nations, in an attempt to bring about peace in our time. That first attempt at global peacemaking failed with the onset of World War 2, but then the United Nations was formed with a far greater number of nations involved. It's been working now for more than 50 years trying to bring peace to our troubled world, though, we'd have to say, with limited success. Despite their efforts, wars continue to break out.
Terrorism is still a reality of life for many parts of the world.
A great diplomat always seeking a compromise that would save face for both sides and avert hostilities. Someone who works to bring about world peace. But let me suggest that Jesus is talking on a much less grand scale than the diplomatic efforts of Henry Kissinger or Kofi Anan when he talks about peacemaking. You see while it's true that never before in the field of global human conflict has there been such a need for godly peacemakers, the reality is that the source of that conflict is the human heart, and wherever we find human beings we find conflict. So what we need is people at every level whose aim is to bring about God's peace wherever they are in this divided world in which we live.