day no. 15,347: kept the way a floor is swept

Oh! how sweet to view the flowing 
Of His sin-atoning blood;
With divine assurance knowing,
That it made my peace with God.
--  Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Morning and Evening

Peacekeepers do whatever to keep the peace, but the peace they produce is counterfeit. It is fueled by compromise and flattery and it has no ability to bear the tension between parties. This is why it must be kept the way a floor is swept. It requires constant maintenance. It is a flurry of activity and maneuvering merely to maintain a semblance of sanity. It is anything but peaceful. 

Only the blood of Jesus produces peace with God. It ends the tension by satisfying fully the conditions of lasting peace. The only party who can hold a grudge, God, is satisfied completely with Christ's sacrifice. In Jesus, we have peace made. Not just peaceful feelings intermittently kept, but tangible peace permanently made. Peace you could lay down and take a nap on. Peace upon which you can confidently build. Peace that is currency that spends unto salvation and sanctification. Not a peace in the clouds, but a peace under your feet.