Prince of Peace

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Isaiah 9:6

Isaiah 9:6 has been called “the resume of the Messiah.”

•Wonderful—Unequaled in His delights.

•Counsellor—Unerring in His directions. Why wouldn’t anyone follow the counsel of the One who created the universe?

•The Mighty God—Unquestionable in His deity.

•The Everlasting Father—Unending in His days.

•Prince of Peace—Unrivaled in His dominion.

The title, “Prince of Peace,” is related to the government of Christ—“the government shall be upon his shoulder… Of the increase of his government and PEACE there shall be no end…”

I. The COMMAND of Christ’s peace.

“Prince” is found over 300 times in the Bible. It denotes a leader, a ruler, a commander, a chief (Gen. 12:15; 1 Chron. 22:17; Dan. 6:1; Mt. 20:25). Literally it means, “the one who takes first place.”

Peace finds it’s dominion in Christ. He is “the Prince of Peace”… Ruler of Peace… Leader of Peace… King of Peace… God of Peace.

To experience Christ’s peace, He must be in command—He must be in control. Whatever He governs experiences peace. The reason there is no peace in the world today is Jesus is not in command.

Satan is the “god of this world”…”the prince of the power of the air.”

There will be no peace until Christ is FIRST, “The Prince of Peace.”

A.  As “The Prince of Peace” He comes to exercise His LORDSHIP. He does not come to vote for peace. He does not come to assist us in bringing in peace.  He comes to be LORD and RULER.  He comes to GOVERN our lives and thereby bring in peace. Before anyone can experience Christ’s offer of peace, Jesus must be in charge.

B.  As “The Prince of Peace” He comes to establish His LEADERSHIP.

•He comes to LEAD us into peace. We either go His way, or there will be no peace.

•Find out which way Jesus is going and follow Him! He is very capable of running our lives better than we can run it ourselves.

II. The CHARACTER of Christ’s peace.

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