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peace in the home
by Dr. W . Robert Smith
H ow wonderful it is to realize that, despite our failures, the Lord is ready to forgive and to guide us with His Word day by day. The illumination of His Holy Spirit in our lives is a joy to contemplate. The Lord has told us that when there are prob lems and pressures surrounding our lives, in the home or where we work, He wants to give us His perfect wis dom. He tells us to “count it all joy” when we experience various types of trials. This is the way we prove our faith and see patience have its perfect work. The Saviour Himself left us this great legacy, “My peace I give unto you.” In the midst of great suf fering and adversity the Lord was joyful. Where do we need more wis dom from Christ than in the concerns, responsibilities, and the decisions in our homes? When writing to the Philippian Christians, Paul says, “Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say, rejoice.” Remember, he was chained in prison when moved by the Holy Spirit to write these words. How unfortunate it is that whenever we get into diffi culty we want to “sass” back or to “blow our top.” The Lord is at hand and may return any moment. We
would not want Him to find us in such irritable moods would we? It also means that the Saviour is closer than breathing; His power is readily avail able to each of us. The root of peace is in thankfulness. In many homes and relationships there are explosive problems because husbands and wives have not learned to be thankful. Try a good experiment. Take a piece of paper and write down all the things for which to be grateful to God. Re member that in Christ we have for giveness, the marvels of His grace, unlimited power, and the privilege of talking with Him whenever we desire. There is always the promise of His continued strength and victory. In the future we can be grateful for the ear nest expectation of a new heaven and a new earth. There are so many things to list if we would just stop to do it. In thankfulness then we can let our requests be known unto God. The problems we have in our homes are due to the fact that we do not have real peace in our hearts. One of our listeners writes, “After much prayer, I still have a problem in saying words I should not utter. There is a concern, not only because of my 3
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