Peace, My Peace

From: Weighty Words: From the Writings of J.N. Darby By: John Nelson Darby

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He could speak peace in the forgiveness of sins: but this peace—His peace was not before given to the disciples. Peace shuts out trouble. (John 14:27²⁷Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. (John 14:27).)
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This peace is the possession of such quiet as to be undisturbed about other things. It is peace with God in sight of His righteousness and His holiness. And it is an absorbing thing.
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The soul, so satisfied with its own peace, desires nothing else. It knows God and finds nothing to disturb it in God or out of God.
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Mark the extent of the peace, “My peace,” and how thoroughly well He knew what He had that He could give it them.
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He had been tried, rejected, suffered, “He had not where to lay his head.” (Matt. 8:20²⁰And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. (Matthew 8:20).) “Hunted like a partridge upon the mountains.” (1 Sam. 26:20²⁰Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the Lord: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains. (1 Samuel 26:20).) “The man of sorrows and acquainted with grief” (Isa. 53:3³He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. (Isaiah 53:3)); and yet He knew so well the blessedness He had that He could speak of it to leave it to them.
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“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee” (Isa. 26:3³Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. (Isaiah 26:3)) was known experimentally by Him.
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If the Lord came this moment would you have peace, would you be able to say, “This is our God, we have waited for him”? (Isa. 25:9⁹And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. (Isaiah 25:9).)
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Even if you have found peace of conscience about your sins, through the blood of the cross, it will destroy your communion and peace of heart, if you like anything God does not like.
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If there is anything not given up in the will there cannot be peace, if you have peace, then if God came in your peace would stay.
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Peace is never imperfect, there can be no flaw in it, if anything comes in and produces an uncertainty it cannot be peace.
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How can we have peace? Because He has made it “by the blood of his cross.” (Col. 1:20²⁰And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. (Colossians 1:20).)
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Peace is made, peace is given, peace is known by “the blood of his cross.” (Col. 1:20²⁰And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. (Colossians 1:20).)

Is it a thought of mine about getting this “peace”? No. He says, “My peace I leave with you.”
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Have I earned it? No; He has earned it.
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Christ would rather give up His life than God’s favor for us.
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