Resist the Devil, Firm in the Faith
A passive view of one’s spiritual life simply will not do
A passive view of one’s spiritual life simply will not do
God uses suffering and pain in the lives of his children to prune us and refine us.
There are many hopes and dreams built into being a parent, and, yet, when we lose a child, these hopes and dreams are suddenly taken away from us.
While our secular age may scoff at the prospect of an empty tomb, it will find no cure from the ills that death bring apart from that empty tomb.
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?