Do you feel burdened and weighed down today with the cares of life? Give your burdens, trials, and cares to Jesus. We can find true rest and peace only in Christ!
Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28 (NKJV)
Life can be difficult sometimes, but Jesus is always with us! We are encouraged to continue in the faith! In Jesus, we can be grounded and steadfast.
If indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister.
Colossians 1:23 (NKJV)
For surely there is a hereafter, and your hope will not be cut off.
Proverbs 23:18 (NKJV)
I’ve read the Bible all the way through before (and I’m working on reading it through again), but as I read certain passages yet again, invariably something “new” stands out to me. Such is the case with today’s verse. It’s a promise that there is a heaven – there is a hope of eternal life in a perfect world. And the promise is that our hope will not be cut off. Our hope will be fulfilled. In other words, eternal life is not just a hope, it WILL be a reality! All we have to do is accept Jesus’s sacrifice on our behalf and believe on Him, and the gift of salvation is ours (John 3:16)!
I believe that Jesus is coming again VERY soon! When He does, the righteous dead who are sleeping in their graves will be raised up, and we will all meet the Lord together in the air (1 Thessalonian 4:16-18). Our hope will then be realized. What a glorious day that will be! We’ll be reunited with our loved ones and will forever live in a perfect paradise, where there is no more death, pain, sorrow, or suffering. Come, Lord Jesus!
This verse has been particularly encouraging to Amanda as of late, as she continues to be in much physical pain and is still healing mentally and emotionally. We pray that you are also encouraged by it!
Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God. For I shall yet praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God.
— Psalms 42:11 (NKJV) —
I have taught you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in right paths.
— Proverbs 4:11 (NKJV) —
Through Christ, we are more than conquerors! Jesus is more powerful than anything the devil can hurl at us. Our mighty Savior has promised never to leave us nor forsake us.
Do not rejoice over me, my enemy. When I fall, I will arise. When I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me.
— Micah 7:8 (NKJV) —
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you.
— 1 Peter 1:3-4 (NKJV) —
And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You.
— Psalms 39:7 (NKJV) —
