Death Should Feed our Eternal Hope in Christ
Our impending deaths should inform and feed our eternal hope in Jesus Christ, and should fuel our gradual release from the cares, concerns, and hopes of this world
Our impending deaths should inform and feed our eternal hope in Jesus Christ, and should fuel our gradual release from the cares, concerns, and hopes of this world
Do we grieve death as those who have hope?
“See to it that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all” (1 Thessalonians 5:15)
When you have sinned and failed God again, where do you turn? Where do you go? To whom do you look? What do you do in those moments of great brokenness, guilt, and shame? Also, how do you keep walking with God, everyday, knowing that you will fail Him again and again?
A lament is a complaint or a grievance that one expresses before God. The Bible is full of lamentations. You can, of course, look at the book of Lamentations to find a lament, or you can look at the Psalms as well that has a whole host of them. Recently I was reading Isaiah 38, Read more about My Lament Before God[…]
I mentioned to many lately that I often experience a feeling of euphoria whenever I walk into Wal-Mart. No, it’s not because I’m merely visiting Wal-Mart that I’m thrilled beyond measure, but it’s the fact that I CAN walk into Wal-Mart that a joyous sensations erupts within my soul! Obviously, this doesn’t happen often, but Read more about “I Can Walk into Wal-Mart!”: Being Grateful in Loss[…]
Is lament a forgotten response to the problem of evil and the pain we experience in this life? Does lament strengthen our faith during & after trials?
What I want to communicate here is one idea, namely, “Read Your Bible Most When You’re Hurting the Most.” Have you always wanted to understand the Bible better? Is there a longing in your soul to really take in, deeply, the insights of Scripture? Additionally, is there a desire to have solid hope in the Read more about Read your Bible most when you are hurting the most[…]