How peaceful is the scene before us, with the cattle standing quietly, lashing the flies away with their long tails, and cropping the ends of the overhanging boughs. The sheep lie in the shadow of the elm trees, and the shepherd boy seems to have covered up his face with his hat, perhaps to keep the flies off while he may try to sleep.
However peaceful all around, may seem, it is possible that the boy may not have much peace in his heart. If he thinks about his sins and having to meet God, it might well fill him with fear: but if he only knows that he can have all his sins put away through believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, he may have peace in his heart.
Do you have peace in your heart? Can you say you have peace with God? All that is asked of us in order to have this peace, is to have faith in Christ. Do you ask, “What is faith?” Faith is believing what God has said, without seeing or feeling. The Scripture says,
Those who know the Lord Jesus Christ as their Saviour, have peace in their hearts that no one can take from them.
ML 07/28/1940