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Peace In Earth?

"Peace on Earth"--Each bulb helped spell out the letters of the sign as it clung to the wrought-iron fence.  Though I had seen it scads of times, it was more vivid in the darkness as I drove by, and I thought about it for a moment.  A peaceful-- though unlikely-- spot for the sign, since the fence enclosed a cemetery (the main entrance to the town), making the words wryly redundant. 

Thankfully, we don’t need to wait till we're dead to have peace. We may, though, often feel close to our expiration date by the time the frenetic, man-made part of this season is over and we can relax.

What an amazing gift!  The peace that comes from accepting Christ as our Savior, proclaimed in that uncommercialized moment by angels to shepherds, allows us to say with Job,

“For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that He shall stand at the latter day upon the earth. And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:  Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another;”   Job19:25-27a

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”  Luke 2:14

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Hard Lessons

"But God has taught us by afflictions, what we would not learn by mercies-- that our hearts are His exclusive property, and whatever rival intrudes, He will tear it away."

Ann Judson (wife of Adoniram, after death of baby Roger) from My Heart in His Hands, by Sharon James

"But though He cause grief, yet will He have compassion according to the multitude of His mercies.  For He doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men."   Lamentations 3:32,33

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But What About Me?

No matter what kind of stress or trial we are going through, the Lord always brings  someone along... whom we can encourage.  (Have you seen them
yet?  They should be here any minute.)

Galatians 6:2  “Bear ye one another’s burdens (heavy, crushing loads), and so fulfill the law of Christ (principle of love).”

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