Passage

Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor of China. Among his many achievements was building large sections of the Great Wall of China. However, the emperor lived in fear. To ensure his power and authority, he banned and burned many books and buried scholars alive. But his greatest fear was death.

This question must be honestly answered by every person who professes to have a relationship with Jesus: Is there evidence of spiritual life?

Jesus used the name, door of the sheep, as a spiritual description of the only way a person can enter into a relationship with God. Only through Jesus can you enter into the secure provision he has for you.

Believers are commanded to explain what it means to trust in Jesus clearly, and believers are commanded to demonstrate what following Jesus looks like in real life. But no one can be coerced or forced into salvation.

There will be times when the path seems dark. But these are the times God uses to ask us a question, “Can you trust Me?” Can you?

My prayers too often default into worn-out requests that lack specifics. But today’s passage gives great help in putting power into praying for our families.

Death is an enemy. It separates us from the body and takes us away from those we love on earth. It seems final. But Jesus will never leave us alone. As we pass from death He will usher us into life. Jesus will not leave you as an orphan. He is with you during this life, through the passage of death, and throughout eternity. Jesus never leaves us alone.