July.25.03: Light For The Day - "Peace, Perfect Peace" -- John 14:27 (NIVUS) "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." ---------------- "Worry," says Vance Havner, "is like sitting in a rocking chair. It will give you something to do, but it won't get you anywhere. "Worry and anxiety have hounded the human race since the beginning of time, and modern man with all his innovations has not found the cure for the plague of worry. What is the answer? Imagine in your mind a ferocious ocean storm beating against a rocky shore. The lightning flashes, the thunder roars, the waves lash the rocky cliff -- and inside is a little bird, its head serenely tucked under its wing, fast asleep. Its knows the rock will protect it, and thus it sleeps in peace. God promised Moses, "I will put you in the cleft of the rock, and will cover you with My hand ..." (Exod 33:22). That is God's promise to us. Christ is our Rock, and we are secure in His hands forever. The storm rages, but our hearts are at rest. -- Billy Graham -------------- -- John 16:33 (NIVUS) "I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."