Ended at Last

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FOR a long time had she been anxious about her soul. Satan had striven long and hard with her to keep her from coming to Jesus and committing her all to him, the One so ready to receive, to pardon, and to save. Satan for a while seemed to have his way, but the Lord was standing by, watching the dreadful conflict, allowing it, so that the precious soul in question might learn the wretchedness and helplessness of herself, and to find her all in Him.
For a while she could see the whole plan of salvation, and as it was gone over with her it gave her a measure of joy, but as she said, " I can see it all, but I cannot lay hold of it for myself, I can't make it my own.”
But light broke in, light from God, and she was able to trust in Jesus and His precious blood, and by faith to make the salvation her own, that was wrought out for her on the cross. She was able to “eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood," and thus possess eternal life.
At the close of a gospel meeting when asked, “How is it with you tonight? is it all settled between you and God? have you peace with Him?” she replied," I am trusting Jesus and His blood, I am looking away from self to Him;" and this was said with an earnestness that came from the depths of her heart.
Blessed ending of a dark period of conflict for her soul, during which Satan was using all his satanic art to keep her from her Savior. Now she is saved. Now she is numbered among the sheep of Christ, of whom it is said, "I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no one is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. I and my Father are one" (John 10:28-3028And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. 29My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. 30I and my Father are one. (John 10:28‑30)).
Has the conflict ever begun with you, dear reader, and if begun, is it ended,—ended as in the case of this precious soul? Can you say with her, “I am trusting Jesus and His blood, I am looking away from self to Him "?
If so, I need not ask you, have you peace with God? for the one who is trusting Jesus and His blood is " justified freely by God's grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: whom God hath set forth a propitiation (or mercy seat), through faith in his blood "(Rom. 3:24, 2524Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 25Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; (Romans 3:24‑25)).
“Therefore, being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" (Rom. 5:11Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: (Romans 5:1)).
Being justified, we have peace with God.
Blessed portion! E. A.