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October 10, 2026

How Does Sin Get in Us?

Psalm 51:5

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April 21, 2024

The Tragedy of Sin

Revelation 21:8

Precisely when God is telling us about the new heaven and new earth, He also tells us that He wil...

April 20, 2024

You Will Not Spend Eternity Doing Any of These Things

Revelation 21:4

You will not spend eternity grieving over your past sins and missed opportunities. We will never ...

April 19, 2024

These Things Are Passing Away

Revelation 21:4

Notice what will be gone, subtracted, taken away in heaven. All these things—death, mourning, and...

April 18, 2024

God Is Making All Things New

Revelation 21:5

Life in the new heaven and new earth will not be less than the life you have now. It will be more...

April 17, 2024

Your Best Life Is Still in Front of You

Revelation 21:1

Satan’s master strategy is to have people think that what lies ahead will be far less than what w...

April 16, 2024

Jesus Wants You There

John 17:24

Will we see our believing loved ones in heaven? Yes. But here’s the bigger question: Will Jesus s...

April 15, 2024

We Will Be Reunited with Loved Ones in Heaven

Seven witnesses from the Bible point to our knowing one another in heaven, and here are our sixth...

April 14, 2024

We Will Enjoy Relationships in Heaven

Seven witnesses from the Bible point to our knowing one another in heaven. and here are our fourt...

April 13, 2024

We Will Retain Our Identities in Heaven

Seven witnesses from the Bible point to our knowing one another in heaven, and here are our secon...

April 12, 2024

We Will Know One Another in Heaven

Revelation 7:9

The distinct identity of every person in this vast crowd is maintained. They are from every tribe...

April 11, 2024

A Beautiful Picture of Inclusion

Revelation 7:15

God will shelter—literally, spread His tent—over His people. Imagine a massive piece of canvas th...

April 10, 2024

A Glimpse of Eternity to Encourage You

Revelation 7:9-10

John sees a vast crowd—in the immediate presence of Jesus Christ—standing before the throne and b...

April 9, 2024

Good. Better. Best.

Revelation 6:9-10

There is a good-better-best pattern to the Christian life. To be in Christ is good. No matter how...

April 8, 2024

Believers in Heaven Are Like Angels

Mark 12:25

In what way will we be like the angels in heaven? Angels are spirits without bodies, though they ...

April 7, 2024

Why the Bible Sometimes Describes Death as Sleep

Philippians 1:23

Now, some have seized on the fact that the Bible sometimes describes death as sleep (1 Cor. 15:51...

April 6, 2024

The Experience of a Christian Immediately after Death

Luke 23:43

What was death like for the thief? And what does the experience of a Christian believer look like...

April 5, 2024

Two Thieves

Luke 23:34

Today the thief is in heaven and the reason is not that he was without sin or that he lived a goo...

April 4, 2024

Trust

Luke 23:43

This is the promise of the Saviour to every person who places their trust in Him. So turn to Him,...

April 3, 2024

Ask

Luke 23:42

This was an audacious request. The thief did not say, “I know I’ve made some mistakes, but nobody...

April 2, 2024

Turn

Matthew 27:44

One thief continued to hurl insults at Jesus, but a change came over the other. The Bible calls t...

April 1, 2024

How You Can Be Sure about Heaven

Luke 23:32

The day you die may be a long way off, but nothing is more certain… it will come. One day you wil...

March 31, 2024

Living in a Suffering World

He was... a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. ISAIAH 53:3John Stott comments so helpfully on the sufferings of Jesus in a moving passage from his book called The Cross of Christ:<p class="ql-align-cente...

March 30, 2024

What Jesus Knows about Psalm 13

How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me? PSALM 13:...

March 29, 2024

Pray by Leaning into What You Know

I have trusted in your steadfast love. PSALM 13:5David is not feeling the love of God. He has been quite candid about that: “How long will you hide your face from me?” (13:1). Now, he moves beyond what he feels to ...

March 28, 2024

How to Pray with a Person Who Feels Abandoned by God

Answer me, O LORD my God; light up my eyes...PSALM 13:3Suppose another Christian said, “I’ve been a believer for years, but it feels like God has left me. He doesn’t answer my prayers. Does God really care?” How wo...

March 27, 2024

How to Pursue an Authentic Prayer Life

March 26, 2024

How Long, O Lord?

How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day? PSALM 13:2Maybe you have been carrying a heavy burden for a long period of time, and the strain is beginning to show. It may be physi...

March 25, 2024

How to Pray When

You Are in an Agony of Soul How long, O LORD? Psalm 13:1Thank God Psalm 13 is in the Bible! We need it. We live in a suffering world, and a faith, quite candidly, that does not speak to human pain is not worth taki...

March 24, 2024

Anticipate Your Future in Prayer

The upright shall behold his face. PSALM 11:7David is saying, “How can you say, ‘Flee like a bird’? God is on His throne. And whatever happens in this world, one day I’m going to see His face.”There’s a true...

March 23, 2024

Affirm the Sovereignty of God in Prayer

The LORD is in his holy temple; The LORD’s throne is in heaven. PSALM 11:4God is still on the throne. You may be experiencing fear or frustration, but God is not in a panic. You may not be able to put things right ...

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