May 9, 2011 A City of Peace

The City of Peace
Read Psalms 48-50

Ps 48:2 the city of the great king brings joy to all the world.

PRAISE to the city of God. The psalmist’s words give us a picture of Jerusalem being a fortress for God’s people. The city protects them from attack. And the city “brings joy to all the world”.
How does a city do that? Quite simply, when a city is a place of peace, people want to come and escape from their troubles at home. When a city is a place of worship, people want to come and worship their LORD. When the city is a place of law-abiding citizens, it is a joy to be in a place where people get along. When a city has good news of hope to share with the world, people love to read about it.
Now let’s change the word “city” to “church”. In God’s ultimate plan of a new heaven and earth, his “city” the church will be established over all the earth. His church will be the place of joy to all the earth.
Do you think it’s a good time to begin being that church? Do you think your church should bring joy to all the world?


Pause and Consider: joy to the world, the Lord has come, and he’s coming again.