“For the mountains may move and the hills disappear, but even then my faithful love for you will remain. My covenant of blessing will never be broken,” says the Lord, who has mercy on you.”
Isaiah 54:10
Jesus didn’t say that he would take the storm away - in fact, he treats it as an inevitability - but, rather, that he will enable us to withstand and endure the storm when it comes if we follow him.
“May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation—the righteous character produced in your life by Jesus Christ—for this will bring much glory and praise to God.”
Philippians 1:11
Christianity is not about rules. Jesus causes us to become righteous as we trust him.
“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.”
Psalms 19:14
This level of goodness, a light that burns as brightly on the inside as it does on the outside, is only possible with Jesus.
“He [Jesus] must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less.”
John 3:30
Our focus should be on Jesus, as the source and author of life.
“We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure.”
2 Cor 4:7
Mere jars of clay. What an extraordinary privilege.
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” —Joshua 1:9
For 2000 years we have consistently proclaimed it and we will continue to do so for ever more:
It is finished. He has risen. Death has been defeated. His resurrection is our inheritance.
Oh, what a glorious day! Jesus, our saviour, reigns. Happy Easter!
Those who exalt themselves will be humbled and those who humble themselves will be exalted. (Mt 23:12) This is the way life in this world works because the world was made by the Lord who saved us through his humbling, his weakness, and his loving sacrifice.