There is a way to be joyful all the time, every second, no matter what is happening. I am so excited to share this way with you. You know those crying moments where the tears just won’t stop flowing? There are just tears spilling over and waves after waves of hiccupy tears, your face red …
Creation begins with Heaven. Not Earth. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 This is, in fact, the first verse of the Bible. So, the Bible begins with the creation of Heaven… and it ends with the creation of Heaven: I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down …
As I rest in the overflowing hope that Jesus gives, I remember what might serve as a counterfeit to biblical hope. The counterfeit to righteousness is a “work harder, obey more” kind of mentality, and the counterfeit to peace is any kind of activity that promises well-being apart from Jesus. So the counterfeit to biblical …
Peace is not anywhere more abundantly promised than in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The Bible dictionary defines peace, in its most accurate meaning, as “a tranquil state of the soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and content with its earthly lot, of whatsoever sort that is” (85). …