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International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Aug 6, 1885

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 11, No. 30.

Peace.

God has promised to keep them in perfect peace whose minds are stayed on him. Amid all the storms and conflicts of life, a deep and sweet calm pervades their breasts, and in the composure of their souls they can smile at the commotion and strife around them. They are at peace with God, being reconciled through the death of his Son; they are at peace with themselves, having the answer of a good conscience, and every thought being brought into subjection to the law of Christ; and they are at peace with all men, through the spirit of Christian charity which they possess. No external opposition or trials can rob them of this sweet peace of mind, and no persecutions or temptations can divert them from their course, or turn them aside from the path of duty.

Says the psalmist: "Great peace have they that love thy law, and nothing shall offend them." "The peace of God which passeth all understanding," says the apostle, "shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." This was the legacy which Christ left to his disciples. "In the world ye shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world." "Peace I leave with you, my peace give I unto you; not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." This is the portion of God's people—a portion of which the world can never rob them—a portion that shall never be taken from them.—Methodist Recorder.