Consider the elderly parents of John the Baptist. They did not deserve to be barren: “They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commands of the Lord. And they had no child because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years” Luke 1:6-7. I watched a 40-minute videoContinue reading “BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE. Luke 1:6-7; Romans 8:18.”
Category Archives: Heaven is Your Real Home
DREAM SMALL. Zechariah 4:10.
We encourage you to dream big. We say it every day. We tell children they can all be presidents, astronauts, football stars, heroes. And we should. Children should be encouraged to think big. And when you see problems, you should dream of big solutions. When you see a mountain, you should have hope and believe,Continue reading “DREAM SMALL. Zechariah 4:10.”
WE WILL REFLECT GOD’S GLORY—LITERALLY.
When God the Father sits on His throne, “Earth and Heaven flee from His presence” Revelation 20:11. Imagine! God is so fierce the earth itself flees from Him. Then in the New Jerusalem (heaven) “the city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because GOD’S GLORY ILLUMINATES IT; its lampContinue reading “WE WILL REFLECT GOD’S GLORY—LITERALLY.”
WHAT LIES BEYOND? Daniel 12:2-3.
Do you ever wonder what’s ahead? What comes after this life on earth? Does heaven sound boring? Some joke that all their friends will be in hell, so that’s where they want to go. But your eternal destiny is no joke. “Those who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to eternalContinue reading “WHAT LIES BEYOND? Daniel 12:2-3.”
WHAT IS YOUR DESTINY? Daniel 12:3,13.
People talk a lot about “destiny,” as if it is all known and planned out. And perhaps it is. God certainly knows the future. But He gives us so many choices. You will only achieve a great destiny by making hard choices. Destiny can mean fame, riches, a good marriage, a loving home, or manyContinue reading “WHAT IS YOUR DESTINY? Daniel 12:3,13.”
What Happens When You Die?
Christians believe in Heaven and Hell—two destinations. If you trust yourself for goodness, you’ll never be good enough, and Hell is your destiny. But if you humble yourself and rely on Jesus, He can make you holy, and death is the door into Heaven. But did they understand that in the Old Testament? Yes. WhenContinue reading “What Happens When You Die?”
The Way of All the Earth.
When Joshua saw his death approaching, he said: “Behold, I AM GOING THE WAY OF ALL THE EARTH” Joshua 23:14. That puts it in perspective doesn’t it? Everything on earth dies. Every plant, animal, and person. We honor graveyards but sometimes I walk through a forest or pasture and wonder who may have died thereContinue reading “The Way of All the Earth.”
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