due examination, I said, “Yes, sister; as best I can. tell, you do have cancer. I’m sorry to tell you, but it’s a very rapidly growing cancer and you do not have many more weeks on this earth.” She sat down in a chair and wept. That, of course, isn’t the first time I have seen this happen, but what she GIVE ME A PASSION Did you ever win a soul to Christ? If so, how long ago? Has it been a week, a month, a year Since God used you to show The blessed way of the Cross to a weary soul, Weighed down with his sin, Since you felt the joyous thrill that comes As you see one enter in? Perhaps you recall it was your word That led some soul to Him Months or years ago, but now The memory's growing dim; But what of the days or weeks since then, What of this very day? Have you held forth the Word of Life To a lost soul today? Has your love for Him grown colder With every passing week? Has your ardor cooled till you seldom dare Of your Saviour dear to speak? Do you often a heavy-burdened heart Lift to the Lord in prayer For those without the Heavenly fold, Plead their salvation there? O Lord, convict each child of Thine Who does not heed Thy Word To spread the Gospel everywhere To those who have not heard. Convict of sin, for such it is, And give new love for Thee And for lost souls, that we may heed Thy words to us, "Go ye!" did next was strange to me. She put one hand on her heart and looking up toward heaven said, “Lord Jesus, You’re the great Physician. I thank You for letting me have this cancer. You’re so wonderful to me. You’re gra cious and kind and good to me to let me have this disease. Do You know 10
Peace (continued) Saviour has a bag for all our sins. What is more He says the bag is sealed up. Then, as if that were not enough, He throws the. bag into the depths of the sea. The Lord Jesus Christ paid all the debt and our sins are forgiven forever. Paul, in Colossians 2:13, de clares, “And you, being dead in your sins . . . hath he quickened (made alive) together with him, having for given you all trespasses.” That was written before you committed any sins at all. It is for this reason that we have peace with God. His death on Calvary satisfied God’s requirements. His death on the cross satisfied all God’s demands. There is the other kin'd of peace, however, which is different. All true born-again believers have peace with God. But, sad to say, many of those I know do not have the peace of God. And there is a vast difference. Peter exhorts us, “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you” (I Peter 5:7). Following such a practice as sures us, as Paul concurs, that “the peace of God, which passeth all under standing, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus” (Philip- pians 5:7). That is why the Lord went to sleep in the storm. He had the peace of God. Of course, He was very God, too. When the Lord stood before Herod and Pilate His heart was at perfect peace. He had the peace of God be cause He was God. When you turn your life over to him, He will give you that same calm and tranquility of soul. It may be that you are worried about finances today. But has the Lord ever let you go hungry? Everyone who has starved to death, please raise your hand. I would like to see what you look like. You see, the peace of God concerns the body, too. Suppose the doctors say you have a cancer. A woman came into my medi cal office one time and said, “I think I may have cancer, doctor. I wish you’d tell me because I believe you’re honest. I have come to you because you’re a Christian.” So I placed her on the examination table and after a
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