Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. The day before, he had delivered his now famous \u201cPromised Land\u201d sermon at the Mason Temple in Memphis, the last words of which were these: \u201cBut I want you to know tonight that we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land. And I\u2019m happy, tonight. I\u2019m not worried about anything. I do not fear any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.\u201d And the next day a man took his earthly life.<\/p>\n
What allows someone to live in troubled times and with the threat of persecution all around and yet live in peace? It\u2019s the peace of God. When one is at peace with God, there is no reason to fear anyone or anything. The one thing that is most important — eternal life — is the one thing that no one can take away. As the young missionary Jim Elliot wrote not long before his own death, \u201cHe is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.\u201d If you are fearing anything or anyone today, check your P.Q.- your peace quotient. Know God and know peace.<\/p>\n
Fear rises in the mind of man as peace leaves the heart of man. If the basis of peace is God, the secret of peace is trust.<\/p>\n
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Turning Point Daily Devotional<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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