His Peace is Given

But we also read, “My peace give I unto you.” What does the Lord Jesus mean by this? It is another aspect of peace together. It is that quiet rest of soul which was ever His the midst of the most trying circumstances. He shares His grace with us. It is of this we read in Philippians 4:6, 7: Be careful for nothing [or, In nothing be anxious, R. V.]; it in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the grace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep our hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” “The peace of God,” you see, is very different from “peace with God.” he latter has to do with the sin question, the former with the trials of the way. It is the believer’s privilege to bring everything that troubles and distresses his soul to God in prayer; to lay down every burden at the feet of the blessed Lord, and to exchange them all for this wonderful “peace” which is the portion of all who live in communion with Him,
“Oh, the peace my Saviour gives,
Peace I never knew before;
And the way has brighter grown,
Since I learned to trust Him more.”