throne of God. I am sure you be lieve in prayer. That is not the is sue. The question is, do you pray? To think that God has put within our grasp this tremendous poten tial. You can go into the presence of the King of kings and Lord of lords anytime you wish. He will hear and welcome you provided that you come on the basis of His require ments. As we see things worsening on every hand, be sure that you take time to get alone with the Lord. The peace of God garrisons the soul (vrs. 7). Although we may ex perience terrible trouble and trials, Jesus' great legacy was, "My peace I give unto you." Think of those three Hebrew youths who were thrown into the fiery furnace. When we get to glory and talk to them, I am sure they will tell us of the peace of God which garrisoned their souls in those dark and des perate moments. Peace can accompany the child of God wherever he goes (vrs. 9b). We had some missionaries in our home several years ago who had tremendous experiences out in Kenya in the heart of Africa. The events were shortly after the Mau- Mau atrocities. One of the natives who had come to Christ admitted after his conversion that he was among those who were about to move in and absolutely destroy their compound. The man ex plained, "You had too many de fenders." The missionary was puz zled, "There was no one here but ourselves." Yet, these Mau-Maus would not attack because of a fear of those who evidently had been assigned by God to protect them. The missionaries got together and sang, "Praise God from whom all
blessings flow." The angels are ministering spirits sent forth on behalf of the heirs of salvation, ac cording to the Bible. Then, the pattern of those who have gone on before is very im portant. As an example, consider Abraham who was told to leave country and kindred to go to a land God promised to show him. What obedience this great patriarch ex hibited. We read simply, "So he arose and went." Everything about Abraham shows implicit obedi ence. We especially see this in the case of his willingness to offer up his only son as a sacrifice to God. Abraham did not waver in the slightest. Little wonder that he be came known as "the father of the faith." Abraham had the Word of God, and that was sufficient. To day, we have the complete Bible, God's total revelation. Do we act upon it? Is this your daily experi ence? God grant that you may fully trust and prove Him each day.
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