OCR Text |
Show uest Editorials .... (Lrisimas 1Q54 Peace On Earth AGAIN WE ARE APPROACHING the Christmas season the season when men should give glory to God in the highest, and proclaim peace on earth, good will toward men. And again we find the world vomiting forth hate and war for the very reason that We have forgotten God! The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. He is a God of Peace. He is the King of Peace. And He has placed His sons and daughters here that they might live in peace and serve Him in righteousness. His Son is the Prince of Peace, whose message is a message of peace. And His Spirit will speak peace to all those who will turn their hearts to Him. Yet there is a spirit of discouragement among those who seek peace, even among the Christian, the God-fearing, the righteous of the earth. There is a spirit of discouragement that seems to whisper, "What's the use?" a spirit that says "What can my small voice do to stay the tide of Communism, to stand against the forces of anti-Christ found on every hand?" Those who stand for Christ and for peace might well remember Abraham and the promise he obtained from the Lord that even Sodom would not go down to destruction if only a handful of righteous could be found in her. A little leaven will leaven the whole lump. Every man who turns to Christ is another soldier for peace, who by his acts brings the day of peace and the hope for peace just one man nearer. And as we approach a season, heralded her-alded as one for glorifying God and proclaiming peace on earth goodwill toward men, it is for us who believe, again, to dedicate ourselves to Christ and the cause spoken by the heavenly hosts when they announced His birth to the shepherds. TURN TO CHRIST; turn to Him with all your heart. Believe that He is the Prince of Peace, the Son of God, literally; that He came into the world to do the will of His Father, the Great King, to work out the infinite and eternal atonement, and to preach the gospel of peace to all who would hear. (Deseret News, Dec. 1951) i |