M any of t h e precious words we love in the Bible are just small ones; some no more than five letters. The one which often occupies my mind is “peace.” Think of the words: Bible, grace, mercy, Jesus, water, and bread. All these contain five letters. This is because our blessed Lord knew none of us had giant intellects; few would be able to think deeply as did Einstein. So the Lord gave us simple words to present deep spiritual truths. In Isaiah 26:3, we read, “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.” One translation puts it, “Thou wilt keep him in peace, peace, whose imagination is stayed on thee because he trusteth in thee.” Most of man’s troubles are imagin
ary. How many of you have ever thought you might lose all your money and wind up in the poor house? How many of you have had a recurring sore and imagined it was going to turn into a cancer? How many of you have been aboard an airplane and imagjned that it might crash? In His Word God speaks to us about two kinds of peace. There is peace with God about the sin question, and then there is the attend ing peace of God to be enjoyed in daily life. In Romans 5:1 we read, “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” We know our sins better than anybody else. But when Christ comes into the life He blots them all out. The (continued on -next page)
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