LeTourneau NOW, Volume 25, Number 9, September 1971 Page: 4
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OCTOBER, 1971
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"Behold NOW is the accepted time; behold, NOW is the day of salvation." (11 Car. 6:2)
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Tranquility For Troubled Hearts
A man in Atlanta, Georgia is con-
cerned about the condition of our
American cities. He feels that the
trend in our cities is to develop
everything to supply material needs,
but the needs of the spirit are being
ignored. He says: "There's nothing
for the human spirit except dejec-
tion - no tranquility!" So he is do-
ing something about it.
He has designed and is building a
large downtown complex which in-
corporates his idea of "people amen-
ities" with the swirl of business
activity that goes on there. When
this "Peachtree Center" is finished,
people will be able to live, work,
shop and play without ever leaving
the Center. According to the daily
press, the investment is $700 million!
It is true that our cities are filled
with people who are struggling for a
mere existence, racing from one place
to another with little time or energy
for that which produces tranquility.
Certainly pleasant surroundings do
lift the heart as this builder suggests,
and we wish him success in his great
undertakings in Atlanta and in other
cities.
However, there is a tranquility of
heart which is not dependent upon
the niceties of life, nor upon the
pleasantness of circumstances.
There was One here upon earth
whose title is "Prince of Peace." That
was the Lord Jesus Christ. He has
"made peace through the blood of
His cross" (Colossians 1:20), and now
to all who place faith in Him he says:
"Peace I leave with you, my peace
I gave 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). And this peace
can be enjoyed in the humblest of
cottages as well as in the most lux-
urious of palaces!
Whatever our circumstances, the
Lord enjoins us: "Be over-anxious
for nothing; but in every thing by
prayer and supplication with thanks-giving let your requests be made
known unto God. And the peace of
God which passeth all understanding,
shall keep your hearts and minds
through Christ Jesus" (Philippians
4:6,7).
He not only "lifts the heart" now,
but what a delight to read about the
ideal city which awaits all whose
names are written in the Lamb's
Book of Life!
The Atlanta builder emphasizes
spaciousness and light. This city de-
scribed in Revelation 21 and 22 ex-
cels in every way! It has light like
unto a jasper stone, clear as crystal.
This city is pure gold! The founda-
tions of the wall are garnished with
precious stones. Talk about beauty!
And tranquility! "There shall in no
wise enter into it anything that de-
fileth" (or pollutes it).
With such a prospect in view, we
can sing with the poet:
"God's almighty arms are round me,
Peace, _peace is mine!
Judgment scenes need not confound me,
Peace, peace is mine!
Jesus came Himself and sought me,
Sold to death, He found and bought me;
Then my blessed freedom taught me;
Peace. peace is mine!"
Lost Boy Rescued
This past summer a little handi-
capped 9-year-old boy disappeared
amid the pine forests and deep can-
yons near Casper, Wyoming.
Hearts were touched at the thought
of this little lost boy! Helicopters,
airplanes, national guardsmen, skill-
ed trackers, a mounted posse, boy
scouts and civilian volunteers num-
bering in the hundreds went in
search of him. He was sighted a time
or two and then lost again in the
forest.
The boy wandered aimlessly with-
out any food, until a professional
group of tracking dogs were flown in
from Colorado. After eleven days in
the wilds, the boy was found. He was
very weak, but apparently suffered
no serious physical effects from the
terrible ordeal.
The parents were overjoyed, to say
the least. The mother in her deep
appreciation to the volunteer rescueparties said: "I know
they are trained to
do this kind of work;
but I think it's re-
markable for people
to do this just the
same, just for o n e
boy. It is the great-
est manifestation of
love."
T he incident ofthe helplessly lost c
boy reminded us of m
the story of the lost a
sheep in the Bible. It x
was just one lost
sheep! Lost in the w
wilderness! But the a.
shepherd valued it a
so highly that He
went after it and
kept going until he -
found it. When he
had found it, he car-
ried it home rejoicing!
Each one of us is like the little lost
sheep. We have wandered away from
God, "everyone to his own way"
(Isaiah 53:6). Earthly trackers could
not rescue us; for they, too, have
sinned: but God opened heaven and
sent His beloved Son to die for our
sins. Luke 19:10 tells us: "The Son of
man (Jesus) is come to seek and to
save that which was lost."
In John 10:11 we are told: "I am
the good Shepherd; the good Shep-
herd giveth His life for the sheep."
When the boy was found, they fed
him bowls of cereal and hot choco-
late. How much better was his con-
dition with loved ones than wander-
ing alone and hungry!
Little Kevin's mother felt that the
rescue was "the greatest manifesta-
tion of love." And such is the love of
our Shepherd as described in 1 John
4:9,10: "In this was manifested the
love of God toward us, because that
God sent His only begotten Son into
the world that we might live through
Him."
How beautifully Isaiah 40:11 ex-
presses the Lord's care: "He shall
feed His flock like a shepherd: he
shall gather the lambs with his arm,
and carry them in his bosom." What
a resting place!
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