Let Peace Rule

Discover how compassion kills enmity and allows peace to rule in this transformative episode about seeing others with God's perspective. Based on Colossians 3:12-15, we learn that enmity toward someone else begins to die when we approach them with compassion. This will require us to "put ourselves in their shoes," but this humble act of trying to understand someone else is critically important to allowing the peace of Christ rule in our hearts.

What You'll Learn:

• Why enmity begins to die when we approach others with compassion
• What it means to "put on" compassionate hearts as a deliberate choice
• How putting yourself in their shoes is an act of humility
• What it means to let the peace of Christ "rule" in your hearts
• A practical untangle moment to practice seeing someone with compassion

Put On Compassionate Hearts: Paul starts with "put on compassionate hearts." Compassion means you see someone else's suffering and you're moved by it. You don't just see what they did to you—you see their humanity, their struggles, their pain. 

Putting Yourself in Their Shoes: Compassion requires "putting yourself in their shoes." This means asking: What might be happening from their perspective? What struggles are they facing that I don't see? What fears might be driving their behavior? What pain might they be carrying? This is humility because it requires you to admit you don't know everything, you don't have the full picture, there might be more to the story than what you experienced. 

Let the Peace of Christ Rule: Paul says "let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts." The word "rule" means to act as an umpire or referee—it's the deciding factor. When there's conflict between compassion and enmity, between forgiveness and bitterness, peace should be the referee that makes the call. 

The Connection Between Compassion and Peace: Enmity thrives on dehumanization. As long as you see someone as the enemy, as a villain, as irredeemably bad, enmity has a foothold. But compassion humanizes. When you see them as a person—struggling, broken, in need of grace just like you—enmity loses its power. 

Your Untangle Moment: Identify one person you're holding enmity toward, then practice untangling by choosing compassion—putting yourself in their shoes and seeing their perspective. 

Perfect for anyone dehumanizing someone they're in conflict with, struggling to see another perspective, or learning that compassion kills enmity and allows peace to rule.

Scripture Focus: Colossians 3:12-15 Series: Untangle Week Theme: Untangle from Enmity

Learn how choosing compassion over judgment allows the peace of Christ to rule in your heart instead of enmity.