There is a great chasm separating the two realms of the dead – one is paradise and the other a place of torment. The rich man looked up and saw Abraham afar off and said to him, “Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.”
Category: Assurance
Faith in Time of Stress
Think of it like adding a flour-and-water mixture to juice of a pot-roast to make gravy. The first blog was the juice and this week’s blog is the mixture that makes the gravy. The first blog was the juice and this week’s blog is the mixture that makes the gravy.
Courage in the Midst of Distress
God is good and life is difficult. The life of faith is lived between these two realities.
Many times in our own lives, we reflect the hard truth of that statement in whatever distressful situation we may find ourselves. Whether it is the loss of a loved one and the grief is overwhelming, children or grandchildren gone astray, broken relationships, illness and the dreaded news that it is terminal, a financial earthquake that rattles our being into shambles, or our recruitment into a spiritual battle, we need courage. We need hope. We need God.