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  THE PEACE OF GOD, WHICH PASSETH ALL UNDERSTANDING
  by A.B. Simpson
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Summary: The peace of God is a gift that brings rest and comfort to our
souls, and it is only experienced when we cease from our own work and
allow God to work in us.

Topics: "Rest in God", "Divine Peace"
Scripture References: Isaiah 26:3, Matthew 11:28, Philippians 4:7

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A.B. Simpson emphasizes that it is not merely peace with God that
sustains us, but the peace of God that transcends all understanding,
acting as the breath of God within our souls. He explains that true rest
and peace come only when we cease our own efforts and allow God to work
in us, highlighting that God's rest follows the completion of His work.
Simpson encourages believers to recognize the presence of the Holy
Spirit, the Comforter, who brings hope and prepares us for Christ's
return. This divine peace enables us to remain unoffended and steadfast
in our faith. The sermon calls for a deeper reliance on God's grace to
experience His peace fully.

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It is not peace with God, but the peace of God that [keeps our] hearts
and minds. The peace which passeth all understanding is the very breath
of God in the soul. He alone is able to keep it, and He can so keep it
that "nothing shall offend us." Is this your experience? God's rest did
not come until His work was finished. Nor will ours. We begin our
Christian lives by working, trying and struggling in the energy of the
flesh to save ourselves. At last, when we are able to cease from our own
work, God comes in with His blessed rest and works His own divine will
in us. Oh! have you heard the glorious word Of hope and holy cheer?

From heav'n above its tones of love Are lingering on my ear; The blessed
Comforter has come, And Christ will soon be here.

Oh hearts that sigh, there's succor nigh, The Comforter is near; He
comes to bring us to our King, And fit us to appear. I'm glad the
Comforter has come, And Christ will soon be here.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/ab-simpson/the-peace-of-god-which-passeth-all-understanding/
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