"HIS NAME SHALL BE CALLED, THE PRINCE OF
PEACE"
Isaiah 9:6
The Lord Jesus Christ is a Prince, being
the King's Son, the Son of God. But he is called "the Prince of Peace"
by virtue of the office, power, and authority given to him as our Mediator
(John 17:2). And this Prince is the Prince of the kings of the earth, the
sovereign Monarch of the universe. He is exalted to be a Prince and a Savior to
give repentance, faith, and eternal life to God's elect.
Author of Peace
Christ is called the Prince of peace
because he is the Author of peace. He has made peace between God and sinners by
the blood of his cross. The chastisement of our peace was laid upon him,
because he agreed to bear it in the covenant of peace he made with the Father
as our Surety. When he died, God was in Christ reconciling the world of his
elect to himself, not imputing our trespasses to us, but imputing our
trespasses to his own dear Son.
Christ
is also the Author of peace between men and men. When he sends his Spirit into
the hearts of men and brings them into his church, he breaks down the barriers
of race, culture, and nationality, and unites all believers together as
brothers and sisters of one family (Eph. 2:14-20; Col. 3:10-11). The family of
God is a peaceful family.
Giver of Peace
Christ is also called the Prince of peace
because he is the Giver of peace. He says, "My peace give I unto you."
He bestows peace upon all who believe. He speaks peace in our hearts by
revealing to us his love, mercy, and grace, by assuring us of redemption,
pardon, and righteousness through his blood, by manifesting his presence,
power, and goodness, and by the Spirit of peace that he gives to his own.
He
teaches us peace as he teaches us of his sovereign goodness, his
substitutionary atonement, and his adorable providence. Wherever peace is
found, in the world, in the church, or in the hearts of men, it is the gift of
Christ, the Prince of Peace. And in the world to come, Christ will give eternal
peace to his elect.
Kingdom of Peace
All that concerns Christ as our great King
shows him to be the Prince of peace. His kingdom is not in meat and drink, but
love and joy, in righteousness and peace in the Holy Spirit. The royal
proclamation of his kingdom is the gospel of peace. The rod of his kingdom is the
sceptre of peace. The fruit of his Spirit is peace. And his subjects are the
peaceable ones of the earth. Where the Prince of Peace reigns in the hearts of
men, the homes of his saints, or the churches of his elect, there is peace. Our
Master's name is “THE PRINCE OF PEACE.”