"IN CHRIST YE WHO WERE FAR OFF ARE MADE NIGH," by His blood. For He is our peace. His death is our atonement; believing in Him we are fully justified; being justified we are at peace. We know that our God does not impute our trespasses unto us; but viewing us in Jesus, loves us with an infinite, unvarying love. All our present blessings and all our future prospects flow from His love: He never hated us, though He was angry with us. He loved us before the foundation of the world, therefore He drew the plan of our salvation; and it is such a plan as secures the honour of all His perfections, provides for our guilt and all our necessities, and lays a foundation for permanent and perfect peace. If we therefore believe His word, exercise confidence in the perfect work of Jesus, and approach Him as a Father in the Saviour's name, we have peace. If we have not peace, it is because we do not see the perfection of the Saviour's work, or we do not exercise confidence in the faithful promise, or we do not believe the love which God has to us, or we are looking to self, instead of looking simply to Jesus. Have peace with God by looking to Jesus.

For Meditation:
Justified by faith in Jesus,
We have peace and joy in God;
Faith from dread and terror frees us,
Faith to trust His precious blood;
Cast on Him our every care,
He dispels our slavish fear.