broken by no rebellious outbursts of self-will, nor by Cartoos sex free any risings of
passions and desires. The aim of Cartoos sex free our warfare should ever be that the
peace of God may Cartoos sex free be throned Cartoos sex free in our hearts, and sit there a gentle
queen. The true tranquillity of the blessed life is the prize of
conflict. David, 'the man of war from his youth,' prepares Cartoos sex free the throne
for Solomon, in whose reign Cartoos sex free no alarms of war are heard. If you Cartoos sex free would
enter into peace, you must Cartoos sex free fight your
way to it, and every Cartoos sex free step of the
Cartoos sex free road must be a battle. The land of peace is won by the good fight of
faith.
But Gideon's altar not only expressed his purpose in his taking up
arms, but his confidence of accomplishing it, based upon the assurance
that the Lord would give peace. It was a trophy erected before the
fight, and built, not by arrogant presumption or frivolous
underestimate of the enemy's strength, Cartoos sex free but by humble reliance on the
power of that Lord who had promised His presence, and had assured
triumph. So the Cartoos sex free hope that named this altar was the Cartoos sex free hope that war meant
victory, and that victory would Cartoos sex free bring peace. That hope should animate
every
Christian soldier. Across the dust of the conflict, the fair
vision of unbroken and eternal peace should gleam before each of us,
and we should renew fainting strength and revive drooping courage
by
many a wistful gaze.
We may realise that hope in large measure here. But its fulfilment is
Cartoos sex free reserved Cartoos sex free for the land of peace which