Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee (Job 22:21).
Unless acquainted with God, the human heart is never at peace with itself or with others. An English psychiatrist has written: "With peace in his soul, a man can face the most terrifying experiences. But without peace in his soul, he cannot manage even as simple a task as writing a letter."
How shall we know God and be at peace with Him? Here is our answer: "Being justified by faith, we have peace with God" (Rom. 5:1). When we come to Him in faith as our Father in heaven, He will be no stranger to us, and we shall find that peace, "sweet peace, the gift of God's love." If we were really acquainted with God, if we knew His love, His mercy, His kindness, His power, His watchfulness over us, we would have peace.
Standing on top of the Cheviot Hills, with his little son's hand clasped in his own, a father taught his child a lesson of the measureless love of God. Pointing north over Scotland, south over England, east over the North Sea, west over the hills toward the Atlantic, he said, "Johnny, my boy, God's love is as big as all that."
"Why, Father," the boy cheerily replied with sparkling eyes, "then we must be right in the middle of it."
Yes, right in the middle of God's love today and forever, we shall be at peace. "Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means" (2 Thess. 3:16).
When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say,
"It is well, it is well with my soul."
__Horatio G. Spafford
MEDITATION PRAYER: "But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble" (Ps. 59:16).
Unless acquainted with God, the human heart is never at peace with itself or with others. An English psychiatrist has written: "With peace in his soul, a man can face the most terrifying experiences. But without peace in his soul, he cannot manage even as simple a task as writing a letter."
How shall we know God and be at peace with Him? Here is our answer: "Being justified by faith, we have peace with God" (Rom. 5:1). When we come to Him in faith as our Father in heaven, He will be no stranger to us, and we shall find that peace, "sweet peace, the gift of God's love." If we were really acquainted with God, if we knew His love, His mercy, His kindness, His power, His watchfulness over us, we would have peace.
Standing on top of the Cheviot Hills, with his little son's hand clasped in his own, a father taught his child a lesson of the measureless love of God. Pointing north over Scotland, south over England, east over the North Sea, west over the hills toward the Atlantic, he said, "Johnny, my boy, God's love is as big as all that."
"Why, Father," the boy cheerily replied with sparkling eyes, "then we must be right in the middle of it."
Yes, right in the middle of God's love today and forever, we shall be at peace. "Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means" (2 Thess. 3:16).
When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say,
"It is well, it is well with my soul."
__Horatio G. Spafford
MEDITATION PRAYER: "But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble" (Ps. 59:16).
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