Strive to continue to grow in your understanding of Jesus and your obedience to him.

Thank God for the fountain of life that he gave us when he sent Jesus to die for our sins.

When our self-esteem and self-assurance is rooted in our identity in Christ and his promises, we will have the strength to endure whatever comes our way.

We can and must pray for each other. But we can also use all the powerful prayers in scripture and offer them back to the Lord as we come to him with our burdens and as we pray for others.

Live in confidence that Jesus will come and lead us into the fully renewed earth where we will live in perfect peace and unity with God, with each other, and with nature.

Aim to practice servanthood today and every day.

The resurrection of Jesus gives us confidence that all of God’s promises are true.

God can and does work beyond the realm of what we can imagine.

With God all things are possible!

Remember that it is only with God and through God that anything of lasting value is built.

As we live in this season of the kingdom of God being here but not yet fully visible, we can and must walk in resurrection confidence concerning the day Jesus will return and put all things in their proper place of restoration and renewal.

When we look to the cross, we remember that Jesus endured his death to pay the penalty for our sins. 

We may not yet see what we need, but we can be sure that the one who saw our great need and was willing to suffer and die for our salvation will also bring deliverance in all situations at just the right time.

Greatness equals servanthood in the kingdom of God. Being first is not and is never the goal.

God is a God not just of the past but also of the immediate, the here and now. 

We need to exercise our faith not just for a moment but for a lifetime.

Because of our savior’s love, he wept, he prayed, and moved forward in obedience to his father so that not just those in Jerusalem might be saved but that all people everywhere might be saved.

When God reveals himself through his word and we follow his guidance, we abide with him and have his blessing. 

Remember that both words and tone matter.

Let’s thank God for the freshness of his word.