7. Which stilleth the noise of the seas. Calms
are of the God of peace. His great seventh day is not yet over, and he is
always “the Lord and giver of peace.” The noiseof their waves. Each separate brawler amid the riot of the storm is quieted
by the divine voice. And the tumult of the people. Nations are as
difficult to rule as the sea itself; they are as fitful, treacherous, restless,
and furious. Canute had not a more perilous seat by the rising billows than
many a king and emperor has had when the multitude have been set on mischief,
and have grown weary of their lords. God alone is King of nations. Human
society owes its preservation to the continued power of God: evil passions
would secure its instant dissolution; envy, ambition, and cruelty would create
anarchy tomorrow, if God did not prevent. The child of God in seasons of
trouble should fly at once to him who stills the seas: nothing is too hard for
him.
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