October 21

From: Continual Burnt Offering By: Henry Allan Ironside

Ephesians 2:14

“For He is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us” — Ephesians 2:14¹⁴For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; (Ephesians 2:14).

CHRIST Himself, crucified, risen, now exalted to God’s right hand in glory, is our peace. On the cross He made peace by the shedding of His blood. Ere returning to heaven He said “Peace be unto you.” Now, “being justified by faith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:1¹Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: (Romans 5:1)). He undertook to settle the sin-question by making expiation for iniquity. God is satisfied with His finished work. When the Father raised His Son from the dead He bore witness to the perfection of His work. Now the troubled soul looks up to the Throne, by the eye of faith, and sees the Man who was once on the tree, forsaken of God, crowned with honor and glory. He could not be there if the sin-question had not been disposed of. So the believer can exultingly say, “He is my peace.”

“I hear the words of love,

I gaze upon the blood,

I see the mighty sacrifice,

And I have peace with God.

‘Tis everlasting peace?

Sure as Jehovah’s name;

‘Tis stable as His steadfast throne,

For evermore the same.

My love is oft times low,

My joy still ebbs and flows:

But peace with Him remains the same,

No change Jehovah knows.”