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OUR  DAILY  BREAD                    Sunday,   February 27,1994 
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READ: Isaiah 25:1-5

		  "Our Refuge In The Storm"

	             You have been . . . 
	           a refuge from the storm.  
	              - Isaiah 25:4

The best correspondents for Life magazine were sent all over
the  world  to  ask  the  question,  "What is the meaning of
life?"  They  talked  to  philosophers  and  children,  taxi
drivers  and  Nile  River  boatmen.   More  than 100 premier
photographers provided images.

One dramatic photograph of a  lighthouse  off  the  Brittany
Coast  caught  my  eye.   A  huge  Atlantic  storm  had sent
gigantic waves around the mammoth  brick  structure,  nearly
swallowing  it  up.   But  on  the sheltered side, literally
surrounded by frothing, boiling waves, stood the  lighthouse
keeper.   He  was  looking  casually toward shore, his hands
stuck  non-chalantly  in  his  pockets,  as  enormous  waves
crashed around him.

This powerful illustration reminded me of  the  many  fierce
storms of trial we face in life.  And I was grateful for the
promise that in God  we  are  as  safe  as  that  lighthouse
keeper.   The  words  of  Isaiah  25:4  are  true  for every
believer:  God is our refuge during the storms  of  physical
affliction,  emotional  turmoil, and spiritual attack.  With
His protection  we  can  endure  any  trial  with  the  calm
assurance  that He who shields us cannot be moved.  And that
gives us peace no matter how turbulent our circumstances.

Author:  David C. Egner

	I trust in God, I know He cares for me 
	On mountain bleak  or on the stormy sea; 
	Though billows roll, He keeps my soul; 
	My heavenly Father watches over me.  -Martin

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY 
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The  Lord  may  calm the storm around you,
   but more often he'll calm the storm within you.

The Bible in One Year:  Numbers 34-36

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