Peace in Pieces - "Peace with God"

The angels proclaimed it: Jesus would bring "peace on earth and goodwill toward men." If that was the case, he failed miserably. Look around! There is anger, war, fighting, hate, turmoil and tumult all around. So how does one find peace at Christmas? We have to find peace with God, first. Our sin put us in direct opposition to God's righteousness. God himself set a plan in motion, sending his son to the earth so that his sacrifice would atone for our sins. The declaration for "peace on earth" is affirmation that God's plan can come true in each one of us. We can have peace with God because of what Jesus has done. And with that peace in place, we can then be a proponent for peace in this world.