2 Corinthians 1:2, Peace from God

2 Corinthians 1:2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

The word “peace” comes from the Greek verb eirō which means “to join” and the noun eirēnē refers to “the things joined together. To make peace, therefore, means “to join together that which is separated.

Jesus Christ Himself is our peace (Eph. 2:14). By His atoning work on the cross, the shedding of His blood gives us reconciliation with God (Eph. 2:13). Jesus abolished our enmity with God in the flesh (Eph. 2:15) to make us a new man through faith in Christ’s finished work on the cross (Rom. 5:1). This is the peace of sins forgiven, reconciliation with God when we come to God in humble repentance. Being himself reconciled to God, the Christian is the channel through which the good news of salvation is brought to the lost, separated from God as a result of sin! [Wuest, Volume 1]

Thank God for the reminder of God’s peace that has been bestowed upon His people. Amen.