This Second Sunday of Advent we light the purple candle of Peace. The peace here is the peace we have in Jesus. Jesus’ coming brought peace to the world and to each of us as believers. The attribute for today is Omnipotent. Only God in His great power could bring peace to the world and reconcile mankind to himself. God is all powerful meaning his power, authority and influence are unlimited. God is the source of life, energy, power and hope. All things would fall apart without God’s power. Nothing can stop God and evil and death will not win!

Only God could have brought about bringing His Son to earth with a mission to redeem us. Job reminds us in Job 42:2 “I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.” The passage in John 3:16-18 is very familiar and reminds us of why God sent His Son on this mission, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. ¹⁷ For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. ¹⁸ Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.”

So this second Sunday of Advent as we light the Peace Candle, do you have the peace of Jesus in your heart? John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” Will you take His peace today and place your trust in our Omnipotent God? Remembering Matthew 19:25-26“ When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished, , “Who then can be saved?” ²⁶ But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” and Acts 4:12 “And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

Revel in the God of peace today and the one who came to reconcile us to the Father and bless us with His peace! Salvation in Jesus brings PEACE!

Linda