Keep Calm Carry On

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Printed in bold, capital letters were the words, ", "type": "text" } ] }, { "type": "blockquote", "content": [ { "type": "paragraph", "content": [ { "text": "KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON.", "type": "text" } ] } ] }, { "type": "paragraph", "content": [ { "text": "This third poster was to be issued only if Germany actually invaded. Of course, Germany never invaded so these posters were never distributed. But what a powerful message, especially given the context. The message it communicates is strong and optimistic. In a nutshell, the British government is telling its people, ", "type": "text" } ] }, { "type": "blockquote", "content": [ { "type": "paragraph", "content": [ { "text": "“No matter what obstacles, no matter what trials, no matter what adversity, no matter what hell may come our way, KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON.”", "type": "text" } ] } ] }, { "type": "paragraph", "content": [ { "text": "This statement is one powerfully positive and persuasive piece of propaganda that can lift and lead people through times of high anxiety and unimaginable fear; but if you take these words, and place them in the context of the Christian Faith, these words can become a powerfully persuasive proclamation of the Gospel. ", "type": "text" } ] }, { "type": "blockquote", "content": [ { "type": "paragraph", "content": [ { "text": "KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON", "type": "text" } ] } ] }, { "type": "paragraph", "content": [ { "text": "can change from propaganda to proclamation when Jesus is added to the mix. Furthermore, ", "type": "text" } ] }, { "type": "blockquote", "content": [ { "type": "paragraph", "content": [ { "text": "KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON", "type": "text" } ] } ] }, { "type": "paragraph", "content": [ { "text": "can become so much more than a simple statement of positive thinking when its grounded on the truth that Jesus is the Lord of Lords and the Peace of Peace.", "type": "text" } ] }, { "type": "blockquote", "content": [ { "type": "paragraph", "content": [ { "text": "Abraham Kuyper once wrote, “There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry, Mine!”", "type": "text" } ] } ] }, { "type": "paragraph", "content": [ { "text": "Jesus is Sovereign over all. He has absolute authority over everything (everything in the physical world and everything in the spiritual world), which means He is in control. Because Jesus is in control, we can be at peace in the midst of chaos. When storms come our way, when we stand face-to-face with adversity, when anxiety and fear swell up around us, or within us, when evil reveals itself in the midst of innocence, we can ", "type": "text" } ] }, { "type": "blockquote", "content": [ { "type": "paragraph", "content": [ { "text": "KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON", "type": "text" } ] } ] }, { "type": "paragraph", "content": [ { "text": "because we know Who’s in charge.", "type": "text" } ] }, { "type": "paragraph", "content": [ { "text": "Through the power of the Holy Spirit we can receive this Truth and embrace the peace of Christ in the storms of life. Through the power of the Holy Spirit we can also bring the peace of Christ into the most hostile and anxious of situations. As vehicles and vessels of the Holy Spirit, we are peacemakers.", "type": "text" } ] }, { "type": "heading", "attrs": { "level": 2 }, "content": [ { "text": "Do you believe in the authority of Jesus Christ—that He is the Lord of Lords and the Prince of Peace; and do you embrace His promise that He is with you always?", "type": "text" } ] }, { "type": "paragraph", "content": [ { "text": "If you do, if you believe in Jesus, in His power and in His promises, then you have access through the Holy Spirit to receive the strength to ", "type": "text" } ] }, { "type": "blockquote", "content": [ { "type": "paragraph", "content": [ { "text": "KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON", "type": "text" } ] } ] }, { "type": "paragraph", "content": [ { "text": "no matter what might come your way.", "type": "text" } ] }, { "type": "paragraph", "content": [ { "text": "May we, in Christ, be a cool, calm, soothing presence of peace today wherever we go because we know WHO goes with us.", "type": "text" } ] } ] }