What a greeting! Consider these words personally written to you as a disciple of Christ, as a child of God. You might be a Roman, a Texan, a Rotarian, a plumber, a neighbor but most certainly, a Christian.

Consider the many wonderful words found in this greeting to Christians: called, promised, declared, power, holiness, resurrection, bondservant, obedience, faith, saints, grace and peace.

These words tell the story of Jesus Christ “promised” from the beginning and “declared” to be the Son of God with “power” according to the Spirit of “holiness.” We the “called,” the separated from the world, are truly blessed with God’s “grace.” We respond with “faith” enough to practice simple “obedience.” He makes us His “saints.” We are assured that we can experience a “resurrection” even as Christ did.

We live as a “bondservant” to our Lord, then we enjoy earth’s greatest blessing, “peace.” This peace passes all understanding: a sense of wholeness that comes from a right relationship with God.

Many people are trying to make peace, but that has already been done. God has not left it for us to do; all we have to do is to enter into it.
 - D. L. Moody