Jesus made PEACE!

There is such a thing as subjective peace, something you feel in your heart. This is not the kind of peace that Jesus made. The peace that Jesus has made for us is first objective. It very well may result in a subjective peace, but that is not the focus at all! You see the problem with humanity is not that we don't have inward peace. It is not that we live in fear, anxiousness, and depression. The problem with humanity is that we don't have peace with God! We are God's enemies. That is the reason why Jesus having made peace for us is so significant! He didn't die to give us peace in our hearts, though we do get that as well, he died to give us peace with God. Let me show you what I am talking about.

Col 1:20 And, having made peace through the blood of his cross,

Here it says that there was a point in time in which peace was made. This peace making took place way before you were even born! Obviously Jesus did not make peace in your heart before you even existed! Somehow there is this silly idea afloat that Jesus applied his blood to our hearts. This would not help us in the least! We have offended GOD, and the blood needs to be applied before the throne of GOD in order for there to be peace available to us.

by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.

Just a question. Who did we have need to be reconciled to?! The reconciliation that we are in need of, is with Jesus/God himself.
Some people 'feel' in their hearts that they are such good people that they just can't believe this. "I feel like I'm a good person, I can't be at enmity with God." But those feelings of yours are irrelevant! Lets read the next verse and see what God says about you and your good feelings.

Col 1:21 And you, (don't exclude yourself) that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works,

As far as God is concerned you are an alien! You have no part in the life of God. In fact you are not only separated from God, you are against him! God says that you are alien enemies! Why you say, "why is God my enemy, why does he count me as an alien??" Because of your wicked works! That is what the Bible says! Don't argue with me, argue with GOD! He is the one that said it.
Can you see by now that you are need of much more that a silly, emotional, subjective peace?! You need peace with GOD! And that my friend, is what makes the gospel such good news. God, whom you have offended and declared war on, has made peace with YOU! You don't make peace with HIM, HE makes peace with you!
So you know that you can have confidence in this salvation, after all it was made by Jesus.
But just how sure is it? "What if I'm not good enough? What if I am still to blame, and come short of all that God wants me to do?" Well, lets continue to read, Paul was not done.

Col 1:21 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works,yet now hath he reconciled
Col 1:22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:

Jesus has died so that you can have peace. It took him dying on a cross to save you. You were reconciled to God in the body of Jesus' flesh, through death! 'To what end,' you might ask? To the end that HE could present you, holy, unblameable, and unreproveable in GODS sight! That is the most amazing thing in this universe! Nothing else even comes close to it! No other religion would ever conceive something like this. God became a man, and shed his blood and died, so that HE could make peace with His enemies! Now not even in God's sight am I unholy, blameable, or reproveable!
That is PEACE!
In fact, I think I can even feel it right now!