usation, I restore him fourfold." Luke 19:8. We must make our wrongs
right. If we do, and have repented and confessed our sins, we can hear
the same words that Jesus said to Zacchaeus, "This day is salvation come
to this house, ... For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that
which was lost." (verse 9, 10.)
I am thankful to say that this was the only thing that I ever took in my
life and it was a great lesson to me. Oh, how wonderful it is to be the
Lord's! If we love and serve Him, we can have peace in our souls. We
might have many problems and troubles in this life but if we have peace
in our heart and are in contact with God, these things can't take away
our peace and we can face life. The Bible says, "Man that is born of a
woman is of few days, and full of trouble." Job 14:1. Troubles will come
to us but if we obey God's Word, we can have peace in our soul and be
ready to meet the Lord when He comes in the clouds of glory.
I do pray that all who may read this will take the key, which is the
Word of God and through obedience use it to unlock your heart and let
that Word fill your heart and life, and you will have peace. Every
longing will be satisfied as you continue to obey the Word.
The Keys to Continued Peace
When a person has confessed his sins with godly sorrow, and they are all
under the blood of Jesus that was shed on the cross, he is "born again"
and has become a new creature in Christ Jesus. (II Cor. 5:17). How
precious it is to know that "old things are passed away" and "all things
are become new!" His wrongs have been made right, as far as possible,
and according to his knowledge. Then he needs to walk in this kind of
way and life. It takes some watching and praying to keep the peace in
the soul that God has given. Only through the power of the Holy Spirit
can one continue in contact with God. After a person has fully
surrendered himself to the Lord and has the cleansing work of the Holy
Spirit in his soul, he is equipped to go forth and fight the devil who
goes around like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. (1 Pet.
5:8). The devil is no respector of persons. He is more than a match for
the child of God but when the child of God seeks grace and help from
God, the devil has to flee. He now needs to know how to face the devil,
so he can be "more than a conqueror through Christ Jesus."
We read in James 4:6-8 that first, we need to know that God gives grace
or help to the humble. We n
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