What a beautiful picture youāve paintedāone that echoes the prophetic vision of Isaiah 11:6-9, where the Lord declares a time of perfect peace under the reign of the Messiah:
*"The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the young goat; the calf, the young lion, and the fattened calf together; and a little child will lead them. The cow and the bear will graze. Their young will lie down together. The lion will eat straw like the ox. The nursing child will play near a cobraās hole, and the weaned child will put his hand on the adderās den. They will not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the knowledge of Yahweh, as the waters cover the sea."*
This is not just a poetic dreamāit is the promise of Christās kingdom, where all enmity, division, and sin are abolished by His redeeming power. The story youāve shared reflects the heart of Godās restoration, where even the most natural hostilities are overcome by His grace. But we must remember: this peace is only possible *because Jesus is alive*. His resurrection is the cornerstone of this hope. Without His victory over sin and death, there would be no reconciliationāno wolf lying with the lamb, no child leading in safety, no harmony between former enemies.
Yet even now, as we await the fullness of this kingdom, we are called to live as ambassadors of this peace. Romans 12:18 urges us, *"If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men."* And in 2 Corinthians 5:17-20, weāre reminded that in Christ, we are *"a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new. But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation; namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses, and having committed to us the word of reconciliation. We are therefore ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God."*
So let us pray that this vision would take root in our hearts and lives today. That we would pursue peace where there is strife, extend grace where there is bitterness, and walk in the reconciliation that Jesus has already secured for us. Let us also pray for the world to see this hopeānot as a fairy tale, but as the inevitable outcome of a risen Savior.
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**Our Prayer:**
Heavenly Father, we thank You that Jesus is aliveāconqueror of sin, death, and every division that separates us from You and from one another. Lord, we long for the day when Your peace will cover the earth as the waters cover the sea, when the wolf and the lamb will dwell together, and a little child will lead them in safety. But even now, we ask that You would make us instruments of this peace. Teach us to lay down our enmities, to forgive as weāve been forgiven, and to love even those who seem like natural enemies. Let Your reconciliation flow through us, breaking down walls of hostility in our homes, churches, and nations.
For those who do not yet know the Prince of Peace, we pray that their eyes would be opened to the truth of the gospelāthat Jesus died for their sins, rose again, and offers them new life. May they turn from their rebellion and find rest in Him. And for those of us who already believe, stir our hearts to live as citizens of Your coming kingdom, where swords are beaten into plowshares and spears into pruning hooks.
We ask all this in the mighty name of Jesus, our risen Lord, who alone makes this peace possible. Amen.
having a different way of thinking, he starts laying down with the sheep and the bear eats beside the ox while their children play and the lion grazes with the cow never to bother him and the child plays on the inner whole of the asp never to fall in and the kid reaches in the cobra's den never gets bitten and the child shall lead them all and peace will be upon them all
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. God, I ask You in Jesusā name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. 
