Live in Peace
As we cultivate quietness in our daily lives, we become conformed to Christ and experience His peace, which sustains us even in the midst of turmoil.
Mary Wilder Tileston preaches about the importance of cultivating quietness in our daily lives, following the example set by the holy angels, to experience a deep inner peace despite outward struggles. She emphasizes that haste is the enemy of patience and that true strength comes from submitting all aspects of our lives to the direction of Divine light and grace, allowing Christ to rule over us. As we grow in quietness and allow His peace to spread within us, we become more conformed to Him, finding serenity even in the midst of external disturbances.
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We command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ that with quietness they work.
2 THESSALONIANS 3:12
THERE is an order in our daily life,
Like that the holy angels constant keep;
And though its outward show seems but a strife,
There dwells within a peace like oceans deep.
JONES VERY
THE enemy of that grand central habit of interior patience is haste: haste of thought, haste of judgment, haste of manner, haste of speech. Even natural powers of every kind become true strength, when they work submissively and harmoniously under the direction of Divine light and the movement of Divine grace; and this disciplined subjection at every point under the dominion of Christ our Lord, ruling us by His grace, makes the soul the serene organ of the Holy Spirit, for the animating, controlling, and guiding of our souls.
WILLIAM BERNARD ULLATHORNE
We are conformed to Him in proportion as our lives grow in quietness, His peace spreading within our souls. Even amid all that outwardly disturbs us we have, if we have Him, the same peace, because He is our peace, sustaining our whole being.
T. T.CARTER
Sermon Outline
- The Importance of Quietness
- The Enemy of Peace
- The Power of Peace
- Conformity to Christ through quietness
- The presence of peace in the midst of turmoil
- The sustaining power of Christ as our peace
Key Quotes
“There is an order in our daily life, Like that the holy angels constant keep; And though its outward show seems but a strife, There dwells within a peace like oceans deep.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“We are conformed to Him in proportion as our lives grow in quietness, His peace spreading within our souls.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“Even amid all that outwardly disturbs us we have, if we have Him, the same peace, because He is our peace, sustaining our whole being.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
Application Points
- We should strive to cultivate quietness in our daily lives, submitting to Divine light and grace, and allowing our lives to grow in conformity to Christ.
- By recognizing Christ as our peace, we can maintain peace in the midst of chaos and navigate life's challenges with calmness and strength.
- As we grow in quietness, we become more conformed to Christ, and His peace spreads within our souls, giving us the strength and serenity we need to live a peaceful life.