I’ve recently become obsessed with survival stories. From mountaineers surviving the most deadly day on Everest to a young woman stranded at sea for weeks, even a cohort of miners stuck under the earth for 69 days; I am completely fascinated by them. I find myself scanning interviews and articles, delving into memoirs and autobiographies all about individuals who have survived against all odds.

What I have observed, is experiences like these test the very core of a person. For those who make it through, there is often a specific moment they can point to where they made the decision to survive. Many describe a specific thought or truth they clung to in the early days of their tragedy. They credit that core truth with getting them through their darkest days, carrying them through times they weren’t even sure they wanted to survive. It's this idea of a "core truth" that fascinates me the most.

What is your core truth?

We stand in the glorious in between of two Advents: Christ’s birth and Christ’s return. Like our Old Testament brothers and sisters, we are longing, groaning inwardly for His second coming to set all things right. Unlike them, we have His Spirit, the down payment of our inheritance (Eph 1:13-14). We also have the Bible and in it the incredible opportunity to witness the ways God's Word has proven true time and time again.

The Advent season does not merely celebrate the fulfillment of past promises. It stirs our hearts for the fulfillment of promises in our future! No matter the brokenness we encounter in this world, we can trust that His word will never fail. He will return! He will dry every tear! He will replace beauty for ashes! We have only to hold on to hope.

No word from God will ever fail. May this be your unshakable truth no matter what you face today.

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