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June 24
Monday


FLIGHT
SIMULATOR

READ:
John 16:25-33
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These things I have
spoken to you, that
in Me you may have
peace. __ John 16:33
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When airplane pilots are training, they spend many hours in flight simulators. These simulators give the students a chance to experience the challenges and dangers of flying an aircraft__but without the risk. The pilots don'g have to leave the ground, and if they crash in the simulation, they can calmly walk away.

Simulators are tremendous teaching tools__helpful in preparing the aspiring pilot to take command of an actual aircraft. The devices, however, have a shortcoming. They create an artificial experience in which the full-blown pressures of handling a real cockpit cannot be fully replicated.

Real life is like that, isn't it? It cannot be simulated. There is no safe, risk-free environment in which we can experience life's ups and downs unharmed. The risks and dangers of living in a broken world are inescapable. that's why the words of Jesus are so reassuring. He said, "These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world" (John 16:33).

Although we can't avoid the dangers of life in a fallen world, we can have peace through a relationship with Jesus. He has secured our ultimate victory, __Bill crowder

```````````````Outward troubles may not cease,````````````````
`````````````````But this your joy will be;````````````````````
``````````"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace````````````````
`````````Whose mind is stayed on Thee." __Anon```````````````
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No life is more secure than a life surrendered to God.

***************************Today's Bible Reading *****************************

25 "These things I have
spoken to you in figurative
language; but the time is
coming when I will no
longer speak to you in
figurative language, but I
will tell you plainly about
the Father. 26 In that day
you will ask in My name,
and I do not say to you that
I shall pray the Father for
you; 27 for the father
Himself loves you, because
you have loved Me, and
have believed that I came
forth from God. 28 I came
forth from the Father and
have come into the world.

Again, I leave the world
and go to the Father."

29 His disciples said to
Him, "See, now You are
speaking plainly, and using
no figure of speech! 30 Now
we are sure that You know
all things, and have no need
that anyone should question
You. By this we believe that
You came forth from God."

31 Jesus answered them,
"Do you now believe?

32 Indeed the hour is
coming, yes, has now come,
that you will be scattered,
each to his own, and will
leave me alone. And yet I
am not alone, because the
Father is with Me.

33
These things I have
spoken to you, that in Me
you may have peace. In the
world you will have tribulation;
but be of good
cheer, I have overcome the
world."

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

The Upper Room Discourse (John 13-16), Jesus' farewell speech,
takes us into Jesus' intimate thoughts just before His crucifixion. In
John 16:28, Jesus spoke of His incarnation, crucifixion, resurrection,
and ascension, which make it possible for believers to have direct
personal access to the Father (14:6) and for the Holy Spirit to be our
Helper and Teacher (vv.16,26; 15:26; 16:7-15).