The ideas and instructions laid out here are given for our good, so that we’d be rooted in Christ and built up in his truth.
But here’s what Bartimaeus was good at. He knew how to beg for mercy. And he knew who to beg from.
Not only does God support his people with a lifetime warranty. But he tells us that his faithfulness is forever. His faithfulness to those who trust him – it continues beyond our earthly lifetimes.
As you’re sent out with God’s grace, glory in the Christian faith. Give generously as someone who has been made rich in Christ’s fullness. And guard the good deposit entrusted to you.
As Christians we face constant temptations and difficulties, but in Jesus Christ we have better things than the world can offer.
Jesus sends us into each other’s lives, and into the lives of other people, so that we’d be able to encourage each other: “Do not fear; only believe.”
"We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul..."
Will you curse God and sink? Or will you trust God and swim?
Feeling downcast? Pray, sing, preach the gospel to yourself, and be convinced of God's love and sovereign power.
Those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength.