From the earliest days of Mankind, we have been in rebellion against God.  When Eve and then Adam ate the fruit that was forbidden to them because they believed the lie that by doing so they would become just like God, there was no peace on earth.

God had not created Mankind to endure endless rebellion, so He instituted a Plan…

…And the culmination of that Plan happened when Jesus Christ died on the cross for the forgiveness of Man’s sin (rebellion).

With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.

The curtain in the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

(Mark 15:37-38)

When Jesus died, the curtain within the temple that for so long separated Man from God’s presence was torn open, for from that time to this the way to God for us is wide open; the Way is through the blood of Christ shed for us. For those who choose to accept this peace offering, peace is at hand and the guns of rebellion fall silent.  For those who choose not to accept peace, the rebellion continues on until its complete failure on the last day.

I don’t know many people who really and truly think that they can beat God, although I know some who think they can just ignore or deny Him.  But even they know deep down that they can’t hope to prevail and avoid their sad fate.  Isn’t the wise course of action just to accept peace and forgiveness?