Peace.

From: Echoes of Grace: 1957

Peace

From: Young Christian: Volume 12, 1922

• 2 min. read • grade level: 4

Have you peace with God? How is it to be obtained? By faith in the Son of God. Man is God's enemy, but God is not man's enemy.

Peace with God has been made by the blood of the cross of His own dear Son, Jesus. (Col. 1:20²⁰And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. (Colossians 1:20).) Now God in infinite grace offers peace to all through Him. (Eph. 2:17¹⁷And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. (Ephesians 2:17).)

Do you believe on the Son of God? Can you, in the presence of Him who is the Searcher of hearts, honestly reply, "I do"? Then you are included in the precious words of Rom. 4:25²⁵Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification. (Romans 4:25)—"Who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our justification.”

“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." Rom. 5:1¹Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: (Romans 5:1).

BUT

“The wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. There is NO PEACE,

saith my God, to the wicked." Isa. 57:20, 21²⁰But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. ²¹There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked. (Isaiah 57:20‑21).

Many reform (outwardly, not inwardly); turn over new leaves (and blot them with sin immediately); make good resolutions (and break them almost as soon as made). They cry, "Peace, peace; when there is no peace." Jer. 6:14¹⁴They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. (Jeremiah 6:14).

This FALSE PEACE is Satan's snare.

Others believe in the Savior; but they also believe that their final acceptance of Him and entry into glory depend upon their clinging to Him, holding on, enduring, working for salvation. Thus, being self-occupied, and adding self to Christ, they never get beyond a

PARTIAL PEACE.

The believer who ceases from his own righteousness and utterly mistrusts self, takes God at His word. He rests on the finished work of Christ and knows and enjoys

TRUE PEACE WITH GOD.

"Oh, the peace forever flowing
From God's thoughts of His own Son!
Oh, the peace of simply knowing
On the cross that all was done.”

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