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Topic: Peace
The
Tondelayo
In
The Fall of Fortresses,
Elmer Bendiner tells of a miracle that happened to him and a few others
aboard their B-17 bomber,
The Tondelayo.
During a run over Kassel, Germany, Nazi antiaircraft guns
barraged the plan with flak.
That was nothing unusual, but on this particular flight, the
plane’s fuel tanks were hit.
The crew was amazed that the twenty-millimeter shell piercing the
tank did not cause an explosion.
The following morning, the pilot, Bohn Fawkes, asked the crew
chief for the shell as a souvenir of their unbelievable luck.
Bohn was told that not just one shell had been
found in the gas tanks, but eleven!
Eleven unexploded shells - it truly seemed to be a miracle.
The shells were sent to the armorers to be defused,
and intelligence picked them up there.
Later, they informed
The Tondelayo crew that
when they opened the shells, they found no explosive charges in any of
them. They were clean and
harmless. One of the
shells, however, was not completely empty.
It contained a carefully rolled up piece of paper.
On it was scrawled in the Czech language;
“This is all we can do for you now.”
The miracle had not been one of misfired shells, but of
peace-loving hearts.
If we want peace in our homes, we need to disarm
our weapons - hurtful words, prideful looks, and harmful attitudes.
When we do all we can do, God does all He can.
He flows our homes with His peace and love.
Peace is not made at the council tables, or by treaties, but in
the hearts of men. (From
God’s Little Devotional Journal for Women)
With this devotional in mind, get your Bible and
read the following scriptures concerning PEACE.
The Source of Peace is:
- God - Philippians 4:7
- Christ - John 14:27
- Holy Spirit - Galatians 5:22
The Lord’s relation to peace is:
- Reveals - Jeremiah 33:6
- Gives - Psalm 29:11
- Ordains - Isaiah 26:1
Peace is not among the wicked:
- Not known by the wicked - Isaiah 59:8
- None for the wicked = Isaiah 48:22
Peace is among the believers.
There is truth concerning peace for the believers.
- Comes through Christ’s atonement - Isaiah 53:5
- Results from reconciliation - Colossians 1:20
- Product of justification - Romans 5:1
- Obtained by faith - Isaiah 26:3
Exhortations regarding peace among believers:
- Should live in - 2 Corinthians 13:11
- Should pursue - 2 Timothy 2:22
Peace [Of Christ]
- Predicted - Isaiah 9:6, 7
- Promised - Haggai 2:9
- Announced - Isaiah 52:7
Kinds of Peace
- International - I Samuel 7:14
- National - I Kings 4:24
- Civil - Romans 14:19
- Domestic - I Corinthians 7:15
- Individual - Luke 8:48
- False - I Thessalonians 5:3
- Hypocritical - James 2:16
- Spiritual - Romans 5:1
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