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E NTERING INTO G OD ’ S S ABBATH R EST

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” John 14:27. Sometimes we might bring our problems to the Saviour, but, after telling Him all about them, we continue to bear them our selves. Devoid of any sweet, submissive peace, we find ourselves worrying and fretting while continuing to devise solutions which we then expect the Lord to put into effect on our behalf. This shows us that we have not attained that peace which will be ours if we fully trust the Lord to be our Problem Solver. 4. Be specific. In order for God to handle our problems He needs to have them given fully into His hands. We must give them to Him, not only in a general way, but definitely, in a specific manner. This is where many religious people fail. For instance, when they have erred, they tend to ask God to “forgive us our sins” at the end of the day, assuming that this will set matters straight be fore they lie down to sleep. With such general, unspecific re quests our heavenly Father is left with no other option than to leave the matter until a definite contrition has taken place and confession is made. By contrast, when David fell after the temptation with Bath seba he was very specific in the acknowledgement of his sin. “Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, ‘I will confess my transgressions to the Lord’— and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah.” Psalm 32:3–5. “A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; accord ing to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you are proved right when you speak and justified when you judge. Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me. Surely you desire truth in the inner parts; you teach me wisdom in the inmost place.” Psalm 51:1–6.