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atlantic Union- GLEANER Bermuda - Maine - New Hampshire - Vermont - Massachusetts - Connecticut - Rhode Island - New York VOL. XLIX SOUTH LANCASTER, MASS., AUGUST 15, 1950 No. 32 inner peace By M. L. RICE When Christ died there was no estate Christ met with the disciples, He could inner peace. Some who live in most to be probated, nothing of this world's have given them anything He may favorable surroundings with every goods to be divided. From the time have desired. He could have given known want supplied, have an unsatis- of His birth in a barn to His burial them power beyond all speculation, or fied gnawing at the heart which envi- in a borrowed tomb, His life was money beyond computation. But He ronment and money cannot satisfy. It marked by self-sacrifice. Whatever passed by material things of every is as if one racked with a burning earthly possessions He may have had, kind to give them something that was fever could be made more comfortable He had given to the cause He had of far greater value. He wanted to by a softer bed. A change of position espoused. Although He died without give them something that would re- or a different bed may appear to give any of this world's goods, yet to His main with them, something that would temporary relief, but soon it is dis- disciples He made a parting gift that help them in the trying days ahead, covered that the burning fever is still far surpassed any material things ever something that would give them an there. What the fever patient needs given to man. It was the gift of peace. inner fortress of power—"Peace be unto is treatment, not a different bed. He "Peace I leave with you, my peace I you." John 20:19. needs something to destroy the fever, and this, environment or circumstances give unto you." John 14:27. Because we live in a very real world cannot do. The gift of peace that Jesus left was and every contact we make is with different from material things that material things, it is hard for man to When Jesus from the hilltop looked would soon pass away. It was to en- realize that these material things are down upon Jerusalem with all its gaiety dure until the end. It was something not his greatest asset. It is human and confusion, He wept over it. He available for all people in all times nature to cling to the fleeting things knew of its impending doom. With under certain conditions. It was a of this life for help. But the help that infinite pathos He mourned, "If thou spiritual gift and not dependent upon these things give is good only in this hadst known . the things which material things, time or circumstances. life. They do not give man the help belong unto thy peace." Luke 19:42. The people had turned away from When Jesus met the eleven disciples he needs for the world to come. the Prince of Peace, and without Him huddled in that upper room where The wise man understood that the there is no peace. they had gone "for fear of the Jews," material things of this world, or even His first word to them was "Peace." riches, cannot satisfy the heart. "He Many changes have taken place in This is what they most needed. The that loveth silver shall not be satisfied the world since Jesus made this state- feeling in old Jerusalem against Jesus with silver; nor he that loveth abund- ment, but the hungering of the human and His followers was running high. ance with increase." Eccl. 5:10. When heart has not changed. The peace that It was dangerous to be known as one man has an abundance of this world's Christ offered twenty centuries ago of Christ's disciples. Naturally there goods, his poor heart still cries out, is still available. It is free. "My peace was a feeling of fear in the hearts of "I want." His better self wants God. I give unto thee." It comes only by the disciples. Humanly speaking, they Circumstances and surroundings seem accepting Christ as your personal had every reason to be afraid. When to have little if anything to do with Saviour. 2 ATLANTIC UNION GLEANER LISTEN EVERY SUNDAY TO THE From the many questions coming 134th Annual Meeting of the to the desk of H. M. S. Richards, Voice of Prophecy speaker, those of general American Bible Society NOICE OF interest are selected and answered in this column. A distribution of 8,822,880 copies of :PROPHECY Right now close to one hundred the Scriptures during 1949 was reported c-wayeie newspapers in North America are run- at the 134th annual meeting of the American Bible Society, which was held • REACHES INTO Alt THE WORLD• ning this question and answer column free of charge. 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