It’s ironic that many of our traditional Christmas passages talk about peace. And yet, the season in which we celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace Himself is often the time of year when peace seems to escape us most. There may be peace as we sit by the glow of our Christmas tree for a quiet moment before the sun comes up, or peace as we see everything blanketed by a new covering of snow. But then the sun comes up and the day begins. The tree lights dim, the snow melts, and life begins in full force with its deadlines and crises and reminders that peace is like that hard-to-find gift on your Christmas list. The world has convinced us that peace is a feeling to be chased. But God wants to convince His children that peace is a concrete reality to be lived out of, even when we can’t or don’t feel it. Let’s look deeper into the promise of Isaiah 9 that unto us a child is born, the very Prince of Peace Himself.
