…from the Carpenter’s Shop…

 

Cling to the Promise

 

“God is faithful to God’s promises. Before you die, you will find the acceptance and the love you crave. It will not come in the way you expect it. It will not follow your needs and wishes. But it will fill your heart and satisfy your deepest desire. There is nothing to hold on to but this promise. Everything else has been taken away from you. Cling to that makes promise in faith. Your faith will heal you.”

-Henri Nouwen 

 

Paul is writing in Philippians that there is joy in knowing that Christ is with the Christian every step of your journey. He is with you on the mountain-top of transcendence, and he is with you in the valley of the shadow of death. He is even with you in death itself. In fact, I believe he is there with open arms to receive us when we do make that big crossover from one life to the next.

 

Rejoice this week in knowing that Jesus Christ is with us through all things. It is there that we find the victory for life. It is in that we find that our strength in Christ gets us through anything.

 

Coram Deo,

Trev