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by John Hunter
fect peace. I don’t have peace at all. I’m tense and nervous all the time.” Have you forgotten that all of the promises of God find their “yes” in Him? Take this answer. As your mind is stayed on God, you can enjoy the perfect, unruffled peace which He has promised. Are you interest ed? Is this what you want? Do you want to exchange anxiety for peace? We read, “Thou wilt keep him,” not give him. Some would be glad if they only had a snatch look at peace, for a few moments would be better than the soul’s usual misery. Let me ask you: how does one keep on trust ing in Jesus? How did you trust Je sus at the very beginning ? When you came to the cross, and your sins were forgiven, you were bom again. God offered the Lord Jesus Christ as your
O ne OP the most blessed prom ises of Scripture, which should encourage all of our hearts, is: “For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us” (II Cor. 1:20). In the Amplified New Testament we re ceive further light on this verse: “For as many as are the promises of God, they all find their Yes (an swer) in Him, (Christ).” Still an other translation assures us, “in Him it is always the divine yes.” Here is the key to unlock doors of blessing throughout the entire Bible. As you read through God’s Word, and find a promise, you can say to yourself, “Ah, what a wonderful truth! Lord, I claim it for myself.” This is how you can apply the Scripture to your heart and life. This is all possible through the Lord Jesus Christ to those who belong to Him. How important it is for us to find God’s answers to all of the problems we face daily. Think, for instance, about the matter of cares, worries and anxieties. Do you ever become distressed concerning the circum stances of life? I find today that no matter what a person’s age or posi tion in life, cares constantly seem to beset him. This seems to be univer sally true with young and old alike. In Isaiah 26:3 we discover God’s an swer to our anxiety, “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.” The verses 12 and 13 tes tify, “Lord, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us. 0 Lord our God, other lords beside thee have had do minion over u s: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.” How precious are these thoughts! Think of having “perfect peace.” Someone may say, “I don’t even have imper
Biola maintainstwo full time Christian radio stations, KBBI, Los Angeles,and KBBW, San Diego. Pictured above from left to right is Mr. Al Sanders, vice president of Public Relations for Biola, Mr. Roger Booth, general manager of KBBW,and seated at the controls, Mr. Bob McKeehan, a member of the staff of the San Diego outlet. Please pray for the continuing outreach of the Gospel programsover our fine radio stations.
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