Grace Notes with Andy

Some seasons hold real loss. In Lamentations 3, the writer doesn't pretend it doesn't hurt. He says he will never forget this awful time. Yet he still dares to hope, because he remembers that the Lord's faithful love never ends and His mercies begin each morning afresh. Hope isn't pretending. Sometimes it's something you dare to do while it still hurts.

Lamentations 3:20 to 23 (NLT)

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In the final episode of Promise of Presence, we look at Revelation 21, where God makes all things new and makes His dwelling with His people. There's no temple and no sun, because God Himself is the light. The tears we've followed through this series are finally ended. The promise of His presence is kept forever.

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We all wonder what heaven is really like. In this episode of Promise of Presence, we look at John's vision in Revelation 5 and 7, where every tear is wiped away, and the Lamb leads us to springs of living water. Paul says our present sufferings aren't worth comparing to the glory to come. Whatever you're carrying right now, God sees it, and He will answer it.

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When someone we love dies, we want to know where they are right now. In this first episode of Promise of Presence, we look at Paul's words in Philippians 1 and 2 Corinthians 5, where he says that being away from the body means being at home with the Lord. God's presence doesn't wait for some far-off day. It meets us the moment this life ends.

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