Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-14
THE ACE OF GOD.

Peace / leave with you: my peace give
unto you, JOHN IA, XVII.
The historian relates that, during the
reign of Cesar Augustus, there was q
feeling all over the world that great de-
liverer, and peaceful prince was to be ex-
pected at that time. One of the Sybils
was believed to have SO sung, and the Ro-
mans, in their relief at the good reign of
Augustus, thought he was the promised
one. In such a time of expecta-
ton appeared the heavenly hosts
proclaiming "Peace On earth, "announc-
ing the birth of the true Prince of Peace,
Christ born in the home of his forefathers,
Bethlehem, the city of David. For three
years Christ taught his disciples both by
precept and example "the things pertain
ing to their peace" and when the time
drew near for him to lay down his life,
he called them unto him and spoke words
of comfort and counsel, and prayed to
his father to keep them from evil, and to
bring them to be with him and as part
ing benediction said, "Peace leave
with you, my peace give unto you
While Jesus was with his disciples. in
times of trouble or danger, they could
turn to him. When they were at sea in
o storm, and the waves threatened to
overwhelm them, they cried to him,
"Save, Lord, or we perish" and he re-
buked the waves and they were stilled.
When the soldiers came out against
them, at look from him, ''they went
backward and fell to the ground" The
poor, unlearned fisherman, who followed
Jesus, wondered much at him and under
stood but little of his mission, still they
trusted and loved him, and believed
in his power to save. When the gloom
and agony of Calvary were fast closing
around the Savior, and he knew well
what doubts would assail his followers
when he was taken from them, and what
prosecutions and cruel deaths awaited
them, to make the way as easy as posi-
BILE for those he came to save, to illumine
the darkness of their sorrow, he left
them his peace. What this gift of the
departing Savior is only his followers can
know, and they know and en-
joy it just so far as they follow him.
The Christian who keeps himself
near his Savior, whose every act is IN
fuenced by desire to please him, under
stands how great blessing is the peace
of God. 1t is pre- eminently blessing
for this life.
In the world to come Jesus will be
with his disciples, in his Fathers
house, and they will be satisfied Here,
amid the pitfalls of temptation, the
griefs of bereavement, anu the gloom of
the grave, falls the benedietion of his
peace. AS little child will bravely
walk IN unknown paths, through the
darkness, holding his fathers
hand, so let the Christian
put his hand in the Savior's aud walk
with him, and he will fear no evil. If a
man is a friend to God and as a sequence
friend of Jesus what peace should fill
his heart. 1t must be well with him.
and well with him always. The winds,
the waves, all times and seasons are his
Poverty or riches, sickness or health can
not break this peace.
If person, protesting to be Chris
tain, frets and repines, and is worried
with cares, he has good reason to doubt
his Christianity. How small the trials
of earth to one who has refuge and
helper in God. What is the use of
religion If it does not apply to every day
Iifes If the child of God must fret and
worry, and look forward with doubt and