Blessed Are the Peacemakers - Paul M. Williams

Matthew 5:9 The longer that I walk with the Lord, the more I realise that I'm not an island.  Must I walk with the Lord alone, absolutely!!  But my personal walk with the Saviour is for the purpose of a corporate walk with the Body of Christ to which I am a member.  The time that I spend alone with the Saviour in fellowship, is fitting and preparing me for the fellowship that I am to spend with others!  My relationship vertically is not in isolation to my relationship horizontally.  The two are not mutually exclusive but rather are interdependent.  I'm only as good to the Body of Christ as I am rightly related to God but...I'm only as rightly related to God as I am rightly related to the Brethren!  This sermon is a call for the Body of Christ to strive to be peacemakers.  One of the great themes of salvation is reconciliation.  We have peace with God through the blood of His dear Son.  How much more should we now pursue peace with all men?