Two things are certain in life—besides death and taxes. One, you will have trouble in this world. Two, Jesus Christ has overcome the world. It’s the combination of these two realities that led Christ to encourage us with an exhortation: Take heart!
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A couple years ago an NFL MVP quarterback performed a little action that said a lot. The room was filled with powerful and influential people, but in the corner was a teenager sitting by himself.
What is an hour? Would you say it’s sixty minutes? Maybe you’d say 3,600 seconds? It can be more than that, though. An hour is just enough time to grab lunch with an old friend. An hour is more than enough time to go for a bike ride around the neighborhood with your family.
Our destiny arises to meet us as an embrace of God-given security when we stop striving for ourselves
Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted, both in this life and the life to come.
Jesus saw beyond the atrocious things that were done to him and extended forgiveness and grace even to the people who hurt him.
Jesus said the best response to our enemies is to love them.
One who wishes to live a life of faith must move beyond knowledge to action.
Forgiveness is one of the hardest choices we will ever make. And it can only be made with God’s help.
Greatness is achieved in making sacrifices so other people can flourish.
Our greatest challenges or disappointments can be the beginnings of a God-powered life.