With all the suffering in our world, it would be hard to trust a God who had not suffered. But Jesus has suffered, and he didn’t have to; he chose to! Rebecca Manley Pippert

I am creating something new. There it is! Do you see it? I have put roads in deserts, streams in thirsty lands. Isaiah 43:19 CEV https://bible.com/verse-of-the-day/isa.43.19/31340

God blesses those people who want to obey him more than to eat or drink. They will be given what they want! Matthew 5:6 CEV https://bible.com/bible/392/mat.5.6.CEV

At the cross, we see the worst of ourselves, and it would be unbearable if we did not in the same second see God’s loving forgiveness. Through faith in Christ we can let go of our shame and guilt, and start walking in freedom and joy because, through Jesus’ death and resurrection, we can be forgiven and made new.

I may walk through valleys as dark as death, but I won’t be afraid. You are with me, and your shepherd’s rod makes me feel safe. Psalms 23:4 CEV https://bible.com/bible/392/psa.23.4.CEV

The tragedy of our sinfulness is that we lie to ourselves, raising up false gods that can never satisfy and ignoring the Creator who can. Rebecca Manley Pippert