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B U S I N E S S
December 1924
When the Lord Jesus Christ was introduced to this sinful world it was by angelic voices who proclaimed, “ Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace to men of good will.” But when He took up His earthly ministry He said: “ Suppose ye that I am come to give peace bn earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division.” Nearly two thousand years have passed, and the promoters of this new Peace Palace say: “If another great world war should break out, half the population of the world will be wiped out by gas. We must do something to stop it.” And they are right, for they are verifying the pro phecy of our Lord in Matt. 24:4-8: “ And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. “For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. “And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that ye be not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. “ For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines, and pest ilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. “All these are the beginning of sorrows.” And the prophetic voice is heard again in a very dis tinct message through the Apostle Paul to the Thessa- lonians (1 Thess. 5 :l - 3 ) : “ But of the times and seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. “ For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord soi cometli as a thief in the night. “ For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.” The desire for peace is universal, even from those who are not willing to accept God’s terms for peace, but "there can be no peace for the wicked excepting through God’s law of peace. He has made peace for us through our Lord Jesus Christ by the blood of the Cross. There is no other way. Palaces are all right in their place; a desire for a peaceful world is all right; but God’s plan for peace must be accepted. Men, by nature, are rebels against and not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be, unless they accept the terms of peace which God has issued—and of this, the Hague Peace Palace is an illustration.- The divorce courts prove the difficulties in the way of peaceful homes. The war in the churches and schools evidences the impossibility of peace in pulpit or parish. Men are wicked sinners, goaded by Satan with the desire for gold and a good time; reckless, ruthless vio- laters of God’s law; and indulging in all manner of gross sin, they must face the inevitable judgment of God. The real Peace Palace is the body of the believer-— the temple of the Holy Ghost. Let us acknowledge His right to rule. Surrender the whole palace to Him. He will illumine it with His presence, and from the win dows will shine forth the glory light. Joy bells will be ringing in the music room. The table will be spread in the banquet room, and the Lord of Glory Himself will be the princely guest. Bread and wine will satisfy the soul’s longing. The mouth will be filled with laughter and the tongue with singing, and the people will say: “ The Lord hath done great things for us, whereof we are glad.”
It is the duty of the church to faithfully clarify the minds of converts concerning the realities of the Chris tian life and to help some of these who have been on the way for years to know the secret of a happy, heal thy, heavenly life. Why permit them to walk and wander in the way of gloom and uncertainty; to live in doubt and despair when there is a plain path illum ined by the presence of the Sun of Righteousness, and when God’s plan for His children is so simple, sensible and practical? We become children of God by the acceptance of a gift. The “ gift of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord’ ’. God is the giver. He gave His Son as a ransom for us. You couldn’t buy a title to Heaven by the gift of all the gold in the world. He gives eternal life. We shall never perish. He is also the Giver of every good and perfect gift, and— having given us His Son—will He not also freely give us all things? He says He will, and He will. There are many terms and arguments used with ref erence to the ideal life of a believer, but, when an alyzed, all that is involved in them is comprehended in the term “ surrendered life ” or “ yielded life ” . We are not our own. We are bought with a price. Make it real. According to God’s order, there can be but one head to a family, and in His family, He is the Head. Recognize this. Tell Him you do. Tell Him so every morning and every night. Ask His advice daily as to what you shall do for Him. Ask for wisdom. Ask for grace. He wants you. He wants to bless you. He wants to fellowship with you. Don’t grieve the L ord ! D.on’t hurt His heart! Make Him glad with your fellowship! PLANS FOR A PEACE PALACE The “ Los Angeles Times” gives the story of a beau tiful prospect for Riverside, California. Here it is in part: “ The world capitol of peace is to be located in Riverside, and building operations will probably start within the next sixty days, Lionel Sterling, president of the World Peace Society, of San Francisco, told the directors of the Riverside Chamber of Commerce. “ Peace City, as the project is| to be known, will develop rapidly on the 3iu75 acres five miles west of Riverside. The first building to be erected will be the $2,500,000 Peace Temple, which is to be located in the center of the new city and on which a $50,000 radio set for the broadcasting of peace ideas will be set up. “ A motion-picture studio will also be a part of Peace City. Here peace ideas will be dramatized and worked out in film form for distribution to all parts of the world.’’ Mr. Sterling said: “ If we can put out twenty good peace ideas in a year, and if one of these reaches the leaders of the nations of the world, we will have done much to further peace. We hope to finance once a year a trip of the diplomats of the world to Peace City. If we can put our peace ideas into these men’s minds before they come we are sure to make progress here.” This is, of course, a beautiful prospect, for every practical means should be employed to secure peace for the world. However, the world has never known any peace since the “ peace pact” was broken by Adam and Eve. We know history and we know the Bible, and both of them prove that it is impossible to secure world peace through human agencies of any character. There is a beautiful Peace Palace at The Hague. It cost lots of money, and when the late world war broke out, delegates were assembling there to smoke the pipe of peace—but they failed to light the pipe.
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