Matthew 5:9 "Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called sons of God."  Here is an awesome revelation about those who enter into the Kingdom of heaven.. those who have yielded fully to the King, recognizing their own helplessness, mourning their own sinfulness, humbling their own attitudes before Him, feeding on His righteousness through faith and obedience, growing through His merciful love and finding it in their own hearts to show mercy, emptying their hearts of all else..to be pure and holy as He is holy... these are the ones who are given the title, "sons of God".  These are the ones who are given the ministry of peacemaking. 

To be a "peacemaker"  is to bring harmony.. to bring together.. to "make or to do" peace.  It is not "shalom" - the peace that God gives.. it is "eirene"-  to join, one, quietness and rest.. to set as one again. Paul wrote to the Corinthians that we have become "ambassadors for Christ".. given "a ministry of reconciliation".  Because God "reconciled us to Himself through Christ.. He has given to us the word of reconciliation."  This is why Christ came.. "He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him."  This is the character of the Son of God.. and the character of the "sons of God". 

Matthew 5:44-45 says that "in order that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven".. we are to "love [our] enemies and pray for those who persecute [us]".  Luke recorded this teaching also, "But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men."   Our Father, "causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous." He is calling us to be "perfect"... just as He is.  A child who follows his Father in every way. 

We know.. that we cannot do anything like this out of our own determination. This ministry of reconciliation.. this peacemaking.. bringing together  the lost, the rebellious, the unbelieving, the "ungrateful and evil".. is not something that human beings are able to accomplish by the human will  But "sons of God" who are "being led by the Spirit of God"; those who have received "a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out,  'Abba! Father!'"...we have been given "the Spirit of Christ"(Romans 8) to do the work of Christ.. the ministry of peacemaking.. of reconciliation. 

Father in heaven, we pray for Your Kingdom to come and Your will to be done.  O how wonderful and perfect it is!  We long for the fulness of Your Kingdom.. where all will be reconciled.. at peace with You and with one another. The place where mercy flows, where purity is complete, where gentleness is inherent, where righteousness is abundant.. and we are all at rest in You.  We ask that You will supply all that is needed so that we can do what we  are helpless to do.. to forgive and love and do good to our enemies.. to bring them to You.   May we be like Jesus in our hearts.. one with You even as He prayed that we would be.  Abba Father.. fill us with Your Spirit and lead us in paths of righteousness that You will receive all glory and honor and praise.  amen.