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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. 1 Peter 1:3 Jean-Paul Sartre, the French existentialist, said, “There is no exit from the human dilemma.” And really, that quote aptly summarizes the utter pessimism and hopelessness that’s so prevalent today. Not long ago, some college students were asked to define life. And they described life as “a joke that isn’t even funny,” and “a prison sentence for the crime of being born.” There’s such great despair because people are hopeless today. In fact, the second leading cause of death among teenagers after automobile accidents is suicide. Young people in the prime of life feel so utterly helpless and hopeless that they’re taking their own lives. When you look at statistics like that, your first question has to be, “Why?” Well, I’ll tell you why. It’s because the world today is telling our young people over and over again that there is no God, and then they’re shocked when they start acting like it! But for the faithful, there is hope. You and I have hope that Jesus Christ will one day return and make everything right that is now wrong. But until that day, make it your life’s mission to share that hope with others! AS BLEAK AS THE WORLD MAY SEEM AT TIMES, REMEMBER YOUR ETERNAL HOPE IN JESUS CHRIST AND SHARE IT WITH OTHERS!

An Unfailing Support

by Dr. Paul Chappell

“Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.”
Hebrews 13:5–6

Challenged by the pioneer missionary Robert Moffat, David Livingstone dedicated his life to taking the gospel to Africa. He labored for years, enduring great physical hardship. On a rare trip back to his homeland, Livingstone was asked to speak about his work. Standing with his left arm hanging useless after it had been crushed by a lion, with his gaunt body wracked with malaria, Livingstone said, “Would you like me to tell you what supported me through all the years of exile among a people whose language I could not understand, and whose attitude toward me was always uncertain and often hostile? It was this, ‘Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.’ On these words I staked everything, and they never failed.”
Through the centuries, the people of God have relied on the promises of God, and none of those promises have ever failed. The presence of God in our lives is certain and unchanging. He does not go away or abandon us or even rest. “Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep” (Psalm 121:4). The world is filled with obstacles, challenges, and difficulty. But as Christians we never face any of them alone. Though we can ignore the resources and help God offers and insist on going our own way, we always have the option of fleeing to the throne of grace to seek God’s grace and help. There is no reason for us to fear what we may face, because God’s presence extends beyond this life. At the moment we die, we will be in Heaven with Him forever.
 

Today’s Growth Principle: 

The Holy Spirit lives within every believer, and He is God’s promise that we will never be forsaken.