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is a bequest left not to one man but to all men. It is not a legacy of
silver or gold or diamonds nor of houses and lands. Nor can this precious
gift be purchased with gold. It is something Jesus gives; and what he has
can not be purchased with any earthly thing. I will read you what it is:
"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you." These are the words
that Jesus uttered just before his departure from the world, and this is
the legacy he leaves to man. Oh, what a gift! We can all possess it. We
need it as we are crossing the sea of life. Many storms arise and billows
roll high, but the soul possesses this valuable treasure of peace. There
is a stillness, a calmness, a peacefulness, in the soul that stormy winds
can never disturb.
This peace that Jesus gives, is given us through our obedience. "Oh, that
thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a
river." What is more peaceful than the calm, even flowing of a river? As
we look upon it a quiet peacefulness begins to spread its mantle over our
hearts. Still waters are a beautiful emblem of peace, while troubled
waters are a picture of unrest.
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