The thought from above in this episode is: “Jesus Upholds You.” James Bryan Smith opens the episode with a passage from Hebrews 1:3. “The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.”

James unpacks this passage to explain how we need Christ not only to make purification for our sins, but also to provide preservation to our souls and our bodies. He goes on to say that Jesus upholds us every single moment of our lives. He could choose not to at any moment but he continues to sustain and preserve us through love.

G.K. Chesterton wrote, “It is possible that God says every morning, “Do it again” to the sun; and every evening, “Do it again” to the moon. It may not be automatic necessity that makes all daisies alike; it may be that God makes every daisy separately, but has never got tired of making them. It may be that He has the eternal appetite of infancy; for we have sinned and grown old, and our Father is younger than we.” James compares this quote with a song written by Rich Mullins titled “Growing Young” to help further explain his thought from above.

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