Sweet Peace, The Gift Of God's Love

Copied from the Calvary Baptist Church bulletin - dated 02/18/2024 - of Portsmouth NH.


Sweet Peace, The Gift OF God's Love
       

  There comes to my heart one sweet strain, a glad and joyous refrain;
          I sing it again and again.

Sweet peace, the gift of God's love.

    Refrain


Peace, peace, sweet peace!

Wonderful gift from above!

Oh, wonderful, wonderful peace!

Sweet peace, the gift of God's love!


When Jesus as Lord I had crowned,

my heart with this peace did abound;

in Him the rich blessing I found,

sweet Peace, the gift of God's love.


    In Jesus fir I abide,

and as I keep close to His side,

There's nothing but peace doth betide,

sweet peace, the gift of God's love.

                            P. P. Bilhorn


                Kept From The Evil One.

        "But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil" (2 Thessalonians 3:3).


        We note that the devil is branded in scriptures as being an evil character. He is called "...the wicked one.."( 1 John 2:13) He is "..subtle..." (Genesis 3:1; 2 Corinthians 11:3 ). He is deceitful (2 Corinthians 11:14; Ephesians 6:11). He is vigilant and cruel ( 1 Peter 5:8).


        We observe that the devil is the enemy of God and the truth, and therefore the great hinderer of every good word and work. He opposes God's work (Zechariah 3:1; 1 Thessalonians 2:18). He prevents the scriptures (Matthew 4:6). He hinders the gospel by snatching away the Word and blinding the minds of the unbelieving (Matthew 13:19; 2 Corinthians 4:4). He ensnares men by pride, dishonesty, and error. (1 Timothy 3:7 ; 6:9 ; 2 Timothy 2:24-26).


        God keeps His own from the evil one and from all evil. This is the assurance of the Holy Spirit through the apostle in the passage before us. He keeps from the evil one by His Word as the Holy Spirit operates in and through it. He keeps from the evil one by directing providence to restrain the enemy, or to protect His how, or to overrule the evil intent and acts of the enemy to carry out. His own will and purposes. He keeps from the evil one by His own blood presence and by His mighty power.


        We observe further that the Lord's keeping is assured on the ground of His faithfulness. The apostle has just been saying "... for all men have not faith" (2 Thessalonians 3:2). The reference, of course is to Christian faith. Some of these unbelievers are unreasonable and wicked; that is, they are perverse and evil minded. Such characters are the instruments of the wicked one and will hinder the truth and people of God all they possible can. On the other hand through many will not believe, the Lord is still to be believe as to His promises. "THE LORD IS FAITHFUL..".


                                            Pastor Donald Gum





                                                TomLeeM


2024 / 02 / 18

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