The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-12-04
BY REV. BYRON A. WILSON
Main Street Methods Church
Barnesville. Ola
A PLACE OF REST

A PLACE OF REST
We are living in day when the
world is facing great difficulties.
When the individual is flcing many
problems. But every Christian
should be an optimist. The view de-
pends largely upon where we look.
1t is said that Solomon looked at
things from under the sun. His was
a pessimistic view. Noses looked
from Mount Nebo. Things looked
different from Mount Nebo at the
end of Moses life. Looking back
upon long life, Moses could say
with all confidence, ~Yea, He loved
the people, all his saints are in thy
hand, and they sat down at his feet"
The architect sees the building
complete. The artist in his imagin-
alton sees the finished picture. God
sees the end from the beginning.
God Almighty reigneth. He is still
on His throne, and He knows His
own.
There are plenty of problems in
my life, and many that / cannot
solve here. But ! am sure of one
thing, looking back from Mount
Eebo's summit, shall say that God
has done all things well.
We need resting place in this
restless world. We may find rest in
the Fathers heart.
Our Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ came into this sWorld to re-
veal God. He revealed God as kind
loving heavenly Father We lay a
great deal of stress upon the sins
Ct the prodigal son, and his return
ing to his fathers house. After al,
/ think the main point in that story
by Jesus was the fathers love for
his son. The father in the story re-
presents God. That is the way God
feels toward us as his erring chill
dren. Jesus said, "The Father him
self loveth you He also said, "He
that hath seen me, hath seen the
Father" God is love. In this was
manifested the love of God toward
us because that God sent His only
begotten son into the world that we
might live through him, says the
Apostle John.
So, because we believe that God
is love, we also believe that all
things work together for good to
those who love God and are called
according to his purpose. Whatever
happens to you must first pass our
heavenly Father. God does permit
some things in your life to try and
test you. Whenever trouble comes
look up into the Fathers face, God
knows and God cares, His saints are
in his hands, but we can find rest
and peace in the Fathers heart
Jesus said, Come unto me, all ye
that labor and are heavily laden,
and / will give you rest" We can
find rest in the pierced hands OF
our Saviour Many people do not
have this rest. They trust their fu-
ture life in heaven to Him, but they
keep their own life here on earth
in their own hands.
We should learn to trust Him at
all times. Jesus said, MY peace
leave YOU" That was His last will
and testament. That is a bequest.
A heeuest.i only valid upon the
death of the teStator. Jesus died
upon the cross of Calvary. He Sc
cured our peace upon the cross
when he died. Also Jesus said, MY
peace / give unto your" That is a
gift. A gift comes from a living
person. We do not have dead Sa-
viour. We have a living Christ. He
lives and is alive for ever more.
Christ liveth in me, therefore | can
have his peace as my peace.
We never found Jesus when he
was in the flesh, worried, restless or
freful. He tried to tell people not
to worry or fret or to be restless,
The psalmist says, Thou wilt oep
him in perfect peace whose mint is
saved on thee, because He trusteth
in thee"
You can find rest in the hands OF
Christ. My hand is in his hand. My
times are in thy hands, says the
psalmist. may find rest IN the
hands of Christ. Underneath are the
everlasting arms.
jeremiah said, 'My people have
forgotten their resting place" Many
today have forgotten their resting
place is the Holy Spirit at the feet
of Jesus.
This is not mere fancy. In the
olden days, students sat at the feet
of their teacher. We are followers
of the greatest teacher who ever
lived. We can learn of Him. We
learn of Jesus, and he instructs us
through His word, through the med
itation of our own hearts, through
prayer. Jesus promised that the
Holy Spirit would teach us all
things and guide us into all truth
In knowing the truth, we shall be
free. AT the feet of Jesus we can
find rest, in the hands of Jesus our
spirits will be restful, in the great
heart of our heavenly Father, we
will find security, peace and rest