Peace and Victory Are the Same Thing (Jesus' First Coming part 4)

  What if I told you peace and victory are the same? The same sign – the “V for Victory” sign of World War Two, which British leader Winston Churchill made famous - has been used since the ‘60s to mean “peace.” And, there are similarities.

A great hymn is titled “Faith is the Victory.” That’s true, true peace can’t come unless we put our faith in Jesus to save us. But, when we trust Jesus, we can truly have peace.

As he formed a new British government in May, 1940, in the early days of World War 2, Winston Churchill said: “You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word: It is victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory, however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival.” Churchill’s words are very timely in today’s spiritual battle. We are attacked on all sides by Covid19, as it has taken away so much of what we knew. World leaders insist on creating a one-world system that ignores God and tears down the poor while elites get away with so much.

Thankfully, we know we already have victory. That fact alone can help us have peace. When the angels announced Jesus’ birth, they said ‘Peace on Earth,’ Part of it was looking ahead to the Millennial Kingdom. But, part of it also meant that God was about to make a way for us to be reconciled to Him. That’s why the song “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” says “Peace on Earth and mercy mild.” God, through His mercy – not giving us what we deserve – would allow us to have peace with Him if we just trust Him to save us from our sin.

You can see, then, that by making peace with God, we have victory. Churchill, in that speech, also said he had “nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat.” Jesus’ blood, of course, was needed to take the punishment for our sin. He continues to serve us in Heaven, making intercession for us and being our guide, comforter, friend, etc.. Churchill couldn’t just snap his fingers and suddenly, the Nazis were defeated. But, his example serves as one for us, too – not just as a leader, but as someone who made it through.

That dogged determination is something we all need. Each of us finds it in different ways. We should use Christian songs, but even secular one, if there are Godly things to take from the world’s messages, as long as they don’t take us away from God and toward a humanist system, they’re fine. I sometimes change words such as “The Lod could return tomorrow. Bet your bottom dollar that someday soon (or “some tomorrow,” meaning not necessarily this tomorrow but one day), He will come. Just thinking about that morrow…” and so on. Morrow in this case means “near future,” as in Matt. 6;25-34.

Bible memorization helps a lot. 1 Thess. 4:13-18 was shared before. Titus 2:13 is another – “looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the gret God and our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ.” Here the “and” means that God the Father and God the Son are the same. He is our Saviour, God Almighty. We have hope since we know He will come for us. It’s a certainty, because God promised it and He always keeps His promises.

Sometimes, of course, we can help ourselves by finding ways to share the Gospel, even if only a few people hear, and thinking of how things compae to Bible passages. Speaking of the song “Tomorrow,” I wrote an “Annie” fan fiction where I share the Gospel and have the younger girls in Vacation Bible School learning about Joseph and they talk about Annie had a similar life, put in a really bad place so other kids there would eventually get out. It’s in the Movies part of fanfiction.net but will go to Plays, “To the Rescue,” if anyone wants to read.

(PS: I've written others and included the Gospel I now think 1-2 orphans were saved before, as I've realized they would have had a Gideons New Testament like all hotels, prisons, etc., given to them. Here is a link to one that shows July, the Quiet Orphans, as also being the prayerful one. Check my username for my other stories.)