Powerful

God will not give us everything we want. God will give us everything he has promised.

Regardless of when and how history winds down, we belong to Jesus. And this we know for sure: Jesus wins!

What turned the crowd against Jesus? They didn’t get what they wanted. They desired a powerful king to deliver them from the rule of Rome. Jesus came as a servant to deliver them from the rule of sin.

That’s the life of obedience God calls us to. Is that the life of obedience that you are committed to?

Leading out of reverence for God . . . now that puts leadership in a truly biblical perspective.

Are you involved in a story of great grace? How about giving to someone who can offer nothing in return? How about serving a person in need?

The obstacles you face today may seem as impossible as the cities and people in the Promised Land seemed to the ten fearful spies. You may feel small and weak compared to your problems. And you know what? You are! But God isn’t.

So here they come rolling in . . . the waves of fear and doubt . . . caused by sickness, job loss, a relationship break-up, illness of a loved one, discouragement, death. You can’t stand up under the force of the crashing waves. But you don’t have to. The Lord will absorb the powerful force for you. You need only to be still.

Woven into the story of God’s sovereign work that saved and secured the nation of Israel, we see the overwhelming emotions of two brothers being reunited. God’s Word is simply amazing.