Praise God—it is almost Sunday! In order to help get us ready for church, here is Thomas Watson, from his book, "A Body of Divinity.” . . .
"If you would have peace, then make war with sin. Sin is the Achan that troubles us, the Trojan horse. . . . If you would have peace with God, then break your league with sin. Go to battle with sin, for it is a most just war. God has proclaimed it [the “just war”]; in fact, He has promised us victory. 'Sin shall not have dominion over you,' (Rom. 6:14). There is no path to peace, except by maintaining a war with sin. . . ."Go to Christ's blood for peace. Some seek to get their peace from their own righteousness, not Christ's. They look for peace in their [allegedly] holy life, not in Christ's death. If conscience is troubled, they strive to quiet it with their duties. This is not the right way to get peace. Duties must not be neglected, nor are they to be idolized. Look to the blood of sprinkling, (Heb. 12:24). That blood of Christ which pacified God, must pacify our consciences. Christ's blood being taken in by faith, gives peace. 'Being justified by faith, we have peace with God,' (Rom. 5:1). There is no medicine to cure a wounded con-science, but the blood of Christ."
