The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-30
THE PEACE OF GOD.
1t May and Should Abide in the
Hearts of the Children of God.
Care and worry Arc Contrary to the
VIII or Purpose of God for Them
sermon by the "Highwuy
and Byway- Preacher.
Copyright, by a. N. Kellogg Newspaper
Col

WI
Chicago. 1897.
Text: Se careful for nothing; but In
everything by prayer and supplication
with thanksgiving let your requests be
made known unto God. And the peace of
God. which passeth all understanding, shall
keep your hearts and minds through Christ
Jesus. hill. as. Z.
a Wonderful Message.-What a pic
ture Gods Word gives to us in these
verses Of the life which walks in the
full privilege of a child of God! No
care or worry, constant communion
with the Father, the abiding joy of
Il thankful heart, the indwelling
peace If God keeping the heart and
mind through the oyershadowing
prcscnce of Christ; these are the en-
riching treasures which are set be-
fore us. Let the fullness Of meaning
which are in these words take hold
of your heart. and life will be trans
figured into new beauty and meaning
for you. You will find yourself sud
denly translated to new world. where
the sun shines brighter, the birds sing
eweeter, the flowers are tinted with
rarer beauty and exhale a more eX-
quisite Perfume; where new graces
appear in the loved ones of the home
and in the friends whom you esteem
and cherish; where in every cloud
which darkens the vision and obscures
the way can be seen the smiling face
of the Saviour, and where in every ad-
verse wind which shrieks across your
path you can feel the tender. strong
touch of the Master and hear Him
say, as He quiets the rising fear in the
heart: Peace, be still
The little street waif, hungry, dirty
and cold. with the memory of the bar
rem walls. the squalor and cherries
IS of the place he called home
3urned into his heart during the few
=ruel years of his life, who was taken
into the luxurious home of the rich
hut Christly IN and sheltered.
and warmed and fed, and who, with
awc-subdued voice. finally managed to
stammeringly ask; "I,-is this HeaY-
en-" was not more deeply touched
by the comfort and refresEment he
received than is the soul which drinks
the full meaning OF the words of our
text. As they unfold upon his vision
and he feels the uuspcultable peace
of God in the heart he will catch him
self exclaimiug: ''ls-is this IIcav-
en?" And it viii be a bit of Heaven
let down into the life here aud will
lead back over a pathway of light and
JOY to the Fathers house where in
f~ullness is spread that which has been
enjoyed as a forctaste here,
The Peace of God.-0ur text tells
Us that it "passeth all understanding"
that it keeps the heart and mind
way in which the soul comes into pos
session of this wonderful peace of
God is by casting every care upon
Him and having constant communion
and fellowship with Him. So it not
only tells of the wonderful privilege
of the Christian, but point. out the
way by which to become possessed
Of that privilege.
The peace of God. 1t fathoms the
deepest depths of human misery and
despair, it scales the highest arches
Of Heaven and fills all the spaces Of
the dwelling place Of God, Il reaches
from the rivers unto the ends Of the
earth, touching here and there a life
and making it glorify its Author and
Giver. It is all this and more. for il
''passcth all understanding" Finite
men cannot measure il. The infinite.
omniscient. a~ll-loving God alone can
compass it and fathom its meaning.
We talk of peace. What meaning does
the word convey.
The artist, seeking to portray peace
upon the canvas. marked out with
the brush and paints the great grim
cannon. and just within H. darL.. yawn-
ing, death-deGling mouth he placed
the birdlings in the nest, while on the
rim the parent bird poised its grace
ful body and with swelling throat and
uplifted head it poured out its soul
in sweet song. He succeeded in IL
Illustrating the thought Of security and
rest amidst frowninc and ominous
surroundings. but he did not tell all
the fullneSs Of meaning In the word
peace.
The babe. nesting on the mothers
breast, is nourished and cared for
with never a thought On its part
of how or from where. ard eNperi-
ences that peace III by moment
and day by day which permits it to
grow and develop. Here is an added
thought Of what peace means IN the
heart.
The little one. out with its father
on the dark and stormy night, was
asked If she was not afraid. With
surprise kinGling in her great blue
eyes, she looked up ard said: How
could I, when l had hold of papa's
hand?" Such sense Of perfect protec-
tion and sheltering care from every
gust Of wind. from every thunderclap
and lightning fash. that nothing but
peace could reign in the heart While
she mad hold q papa's hand. Perfect
trust here, putting away erery care
and worry, while she had hold Of
pa pas hand. Here is another clernent
which goes to make up the thought
conveyed by tie word peace. But the
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