Promises of Eternal Life

Promises of Eternal Life

Here are favorite promises of eternal life from the Bible to encourage you even in times of doubt or deep despair. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but Continue reading Promises of Eternal Life

The troubles of tomorrow

I was today years old when I realized this beloved old children’s song says, “troubles of tomorrow”

I was today years old when I realized this beloved old children’s song says “troubles of tomorrow” – not troubles of yesterday, or troubles of today, but unknown, uncertain, unfamiliar troubles, fears, and worries of tomorrow. That’s why we love the promises in Romans 8:28 and Romans 8:38 that prove we don’t need to worry about the troubles of tomorrow. Continue reading The troubles of tomorrow

Two pathways to hope (one is a cheat code for life)

Two profound pathways that lead us to hope: the school of hard knocks and learning from the footsteps of those who have gone before us.

The Word of God, ever alive and active, is an unending fountain of encouragement and instruction. Today, let us turn our hearts to understanding two profound pathways that lead us to hope: the school of hard knocks and learning from the footsteps of those who have gone before us. Both are illuminated for us in the book of Romans. 1. Continue reading Two pathways to hope (one is a cheat code for life)

Are you ready for the upward calling?

It seems like any minute we will hear the trumpet sound of the upward calling from heaven and ascend to meet the Lord in the air

It seems like any minute we will hear the trumpet sound of the upward calling from heaven and ascend to meet the Lord in the air (1 Thessalonians 4:17) because we have never before been closer to the end times than we are now. But this is a Christian rapture. Are you ready? [Jesus] said to them, “You are from Continue reading Are you ready for the upward calling?

Every epic fantasy victory is based on the Bible: David’s psalm of thanksgiving

Every epic fantasy victory is based on David's psalm of thanksgiving

Here is David’s Psalm of Thanksgiving for God delivering him out of the hands of all his enemies rewritten as an epic fantasy victory. On the jagged heights of Mount Ziph, David, the King of Bethlehem, stands, gazing into the newborn dawn. His armor, scarred from numerous battles, catches the first light of day as he raises his voice to Continue reading Every epic fantasy victory is based on the Bible: David’s psalm of thanksgiving