Worship God and Be at Peace

[Thompson, Darryl]

Worship God and Be at Peace

     And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall
be the peace of thy children. Isa. 54:13  

     Your home is a little world of itself. . . . You are the ones who
must decide whether your children shall choose the service of God or the
service of mammon, eternal life or eternal death. . . .  

     Like the patriarchs of old, those who profess to love God should
erect an altar to Him wherever they pitch their tent. . . . Let the
father, as priest of the household, lay upon the altar of God the
morning and evening sacrifice, while the wife and children unite in
prayer and praise. In such a household Jesus will love to abide.  

     From every Christian home a holy light should shine forth. Love
should be revealed in every act. It should flow out in all home
intercourse, showing itself in thoughtful kindness, in gentle, unselfish
courtesy. There are homes where this principle is carried out--homes
where God is worshiped and truest love reigns. From these homes morning
and evening prayer ascends to God as sweet incense, and His mercies and
blessings descend upon the suppliants like morning dew.  

     Let us raise our eyes to the open door of the sanctuary above,
where the light of the glory of God shines in the face of Christ, who
"is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him."
. . .  

     The soul may ascend nearer heaven on the wings of praise. God is
worshiped with song and music in the courts above, and as we express our
gratitude, we are approximating to the worship of the heavenly hosts.
"Whoso offereth praise glorifieth" God. Let us with reverent joy come
before our Creator, with "thanksgiving, and the voice of melody." 

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