Required reading
The Christian's daily walk, in holy security and peace by Henry Scudder (Available from Amazon or free here) - Read Chapter 13 (Of peace with God).
My summary
This week Scudder teaches us about the peace of God.
Firstly we learn that the peace of God is excellent because:
(i) it is with and from God;
(ii) it has unspeakable and inconceivable goodness and worth in it;
(iii) it has excellent effects.
Secondly we learn that the peace of God is two-fold, there is peace:
(i) between God and man;
(ii) of conscience.
The chapter then concludes with a list of further excellencies of the peace of God.
What grabbed me
I appreciated Scudder's description of our experience of peace within ourselves: 'As soon also as a man begins actually to be at peace with God, his lusts do begin to be at war with him, rebelling against the law of his mind, which yet by little and little shall be subdued and conquered; which conquest, though it be imperfect in this life; yet by virtue of the peace now made with God, if he will improve it by seeking help of God, and taking to him the complete armour, fighting manfully under Christ's banner, Eph. vi. 10, he may so prevail against them, that they do not so often, nor so strongly, assault him as in former times. Now, so far as the powers and faculties of man agree in their fight against sin, and subdue it, that it does not assault and molest him, 'he may be said to have the peace of sanctification. '
Peace within ourselves is a difficult process, but one which is gradually achieved by the power of God.
Next week's reading
Read Chapter 14 (Concerning the impediments to peace).
Now it's your turn
Please post your own notes and thoughts in the comments section below.
No comments:
Post a Comment