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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Apr 20, 1911

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 88, No. 16.

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G. B. THOMPSON

By G. B. Thompson

John 14:27

G. B. THOMPSON

“PEACE I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” John 14:27.
“My peace I give unto you.” What a precious gift is this! Matthew Henry says: “When Christ died, he left a will, in which he bequeathed his spirit to his Father, his body to Joseph of Arimathea, his clothes fell to the soldiers, his mother he gave to John; but to the disciples, who had left all for him, he left no silver nor gold, but something infinitely better—his peace.”
To the troubled, anxious, care-worn soul, buffeted by the temptations and trials of the enemy, this peace is of inexpressible value. It is a haven of rest to those who have been rocked in the troubled sea of worry and despondency. It soothes the fretful into peaceful sleep.
But, says one, I long for this blessed peace, but do not have it; how can I secure it?—We simply take it; that is all. It is left here in the world by its Author, to be appropriated by faith. It is a gift, and must be received by faith. One illustrates it thus:—
“A minister of the gospel was trying to explain to a lady the difference between praying and talking; but she was a slow pupil, and could not see the distinction. Presently they went to her home, and tea was on the table.
“‘Will you take a cup of tea?’
“‘Thank you.’
“‘Milk and sugar?’
“‘If you please.’
“‘The tea was prepared and handed toward him, but he appeared as if he had not seen it, and said, ‘Please, madam, give me a cup of tea.’”
“The lady thought that he was absorbed in some far-away subject, and put the tea close to his hands; but still he did not seem to see it, and said, ‘May I trouble you, madam, for a cup of tea?’”
“Again the lady reached it nearer, and said, ‘Excuse me, but the tea is there, ready for you; will you take it?’”
“Immediately he turned to her, and said: ‘That is what God has been saying to you for the last ten years. You have been pleading with him to give, while he has been pressing his richest gifts toward your hand, saying, ‘Take, child, take!’”
Take, child, take the peace of God left here in the world, and be happy. This is righteousness by faith.
Takoma Park, D. C.