HAS not Jesus spoken, “Peace be unto you”? He Himself says, “Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?” Whence arise these thoughts? They are the clouds and mists of earth! See the living Saviour standing before you: He died to save you―He shed His blood to cleanse away your sins. Do you doubt Him still, or question His perfect work, or His perfect love? It is Himself who speaks, “Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself.” It is He Himself who shows to His troubled people His hands and His feet, once nailed on the cross for their salvation.
Lord, Thy hands and Thy feet were once nailed to the cross of wood for me! I doubt Thee no longer, I question Thee no more― I trust Thee fully. Thou art risen from the dead. Lord, I embrace Thee with my affections. Thou lovest me―how much I know not yet―but Thy own wounds proclaim Thy love to me. Lord, let Thy love silence every questioning thought, Thou hast said, “Peace be unto you! Why are ye troubled?”