The devil never is upfront with us. He beckons us to the “High Life,” but never mentions the low life brought on by his so-called “high life.” Jesus said he was a liar and a murderer from the beginning. He always gives the best first, and it goes downhill from there.

Jesus, however, saves the best until last. In Jesus’ first miracle, the wine He created was deemed the best quality of the day. That is the way it always is with Jesus.

In the 23rd Psalm, David ends that beautiful and comforting song with “surely goodness and mercy will follow me all of the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” God never promised us that life would be easy. He did promise that He would sustain us through this life. That’s His goodness and mercy. He also promised that at the end of this life there would be rest from our labors because we will be living in His house forever.