Our Daily Bread Podcast | Our Daily Bread
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Categories: Religion & Spirituality
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On December 30, 1862, the US Civil War raged. Union and Confederate troops camped seven hundred yards apart on opposing sides of Tennessee’s Stones River. As they warmed themselves around campfires, Union soldiers picked up their fiddles and harmonicas and began playing “Yankee Doodle.” In reply, the Confederate soldiers offered “Dixie.” Remarkably, both sides joined for a finale, playing “Home, Sweet Home” in unison. Sworn enemies shared music in the dark night, glimmers of an unimagined peace. The melodic truce was short-lived. The next morning, they put down their fiddles and picked up their rifles, and 24,645 soldiers died.
Our human efforts to create peace inevitably wear thin. Hostilities cease in one place, only to ignite somewhere else. One relational dispute finds harmony, only to be embroiled in distress again months later. The Scriptures tell us that God is our only trustworthy peacemaker. Jesus said it plainly, “In me you . . . have peace” (16:33). We have peace in Jesus. While we participate in His peacemaking mission, it’s God’s reconciliation and renewal that make real peace possible.
Christ tells us we can’t escape conflict. “In this world [we] will have trouble,” Jesus says. Strife abounds. “But take heart!” He adds, “I have overcome the world” (v. 33). While our efforts often prove futile, our loving God (v. 27) makes peace in this fractious world.
Previous episodes
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3141 - Jesus—The True Peacemaker Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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3140 - Community in Christ Mon, 22 Apr 2024
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3139 - Bitterness of Stolen Sweets Sun, 21 Apr 2024
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3138 - Family Matters Sat, 20 Apr 2024
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3137 - The Valley of Praise Fri, 19 Apr 2024
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3136 - God’s Tender Love Thu, 18 Apr 2024
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3135 - Choices Matter Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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3134 - Ready to Go for God Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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3133 - At Home in Jesus Mon, 15 Apr 2024
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3132 - God Knows Our Needs Sun, 14 Apr 2024