God

Advent

Biblical hope is different. The Bible often pairs hope with waiting. The Hebrew words for “hope”—qavah and yakhal—are often translated as “wait,” describing a patient, forward-leaning trust. We attend to God’s promises, remember his track record, and let that memory strengthen our expectations.

Advent invites us to look at peace in a different

Compared to eternal glory, this trial is brief and light [Rom. 8:18; 2 Cor. 4:18]

Heaven will make a lifetime of suffering feel like one sleepless night in a Days Inn.

God commands me never to complain [Phil. 2:14].

Complaining is like spiritual leaking; every word I grumble drains the strength God intends for me to walk in. A seasoned soldier once said,"The battlefield is too loud for whining." Same with the Christian life—we’re marching, not murmuring.

“The Lord is my shepherd…” That's relationship.

“I lack nothing…” That's supply.

“He makes me lie down in green pastures…” That's rest.

“He leads me beside quiet waters…” That's relief.

“He refreshes my soul…” That's restoration and healing.

“He guides me along the right paths…” That's guidance.

“For his name's sake…” That's purpose.

“Even though I walk

Rabbi Abraham Heschel writes, “Six days a week we wrestle with the world, wringing profit from the earth; on the Sabbath, we especially care for the seed of eternity planted in the soul.”*

You are more sinful than you ever dared imagine. Yet you are more loved than you ever dared believe.

His influential concept of evil is that it is not a positive force but a privation or absence of good, similar to how darkness is the absence of light. This framework allows for the idea of evil being a lack of good qualities like love, truth, and peace.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

“Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to His love, and the future to His providence.

Wiersbe, Warren W. 1996. Be Skillful. “Be” Commentary Series. Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.