Article February 23, 1998 ISSUE

Saved from a flash flood— by a river of peace

You can be safe, comforted—whatever the challenge.

By Marian English

When A River runs serenely, its beauty enriches the land, and it's easy to think of God as its creator. When it becomes treacherous, destructive, polluted, the temptation might be to think that God sends disaster as well. But Scriptural wisdom tells us that the same fountain does not send forth opposites—both sweet water and bitter (see James 3:11, 12).

The Bible describes the river of God's creating. Speaking of God's promise to Jerusalem, it says, "Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream" (Isa. 66:12). Not devastation and turbulence, but peace and glory come from the divine source. Like that ancient, troubled city of Jerusalem, mankind needs to feel the healing power of spiritual peace—not an occasional drop in the bucket, but a river!

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