Dear Friends of �Dial Daily Bread�:
Londoners cherish the memory of how, when the Luftwaffe were pounding them, Churchill strengthened their resolve to endure. But then they knew who their enemy was; now they don�t. Even the stout of heart today can feel the waves of fear. (Rumsfeld suggests that our struggle with insurgent terror may go on another twelve years.) Apart from Christ, the world has no hope of peace.
Please �LET NOT your heart be troubled; you believe in God--believe also in Me,� says the Lord Jesus (John 14:1). He died on His cross to save our souls; now He also died to deliver us from fear. The popular bravado that smiles and says we�re okay until �our number is called,� is not believing in Jesus; its fatalism. It�s closer to Islam than to the faith of Jesus. The faith of Jesus is to be crucified with Him. Yes, it�s possible!
The faith of Jesus is what He wants to give us: �LET the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called�(Col. 3:15). In other words, �peace� is as much the gift of Christ�s sacrifice as is salvation. LET it come in! If you don�t hinder it, the peace of God will be �poured� in just as agape is poured in (Rom. 5:5). Note, it was �given� to us; we have it unless we banish it; the peace comes as standard equipment in the package obtained for us at His cross.
Jesus told Pilate that he couldn�t touch Him without the Father�s permission (John 19:11); in the same way, you are to believe that no terrorist can harm you unless your personal heavenly Father gives permission! And will He give such permission? You needn�t worry; faith is your heart appreciation of His agape; that includes your complete trusting Him, too. Stop worrying. Do use common sense; but...... trust Him! Cooperate with Him, and rest.
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