One of history’s most famous men was born during terrible times. His life is proof that God is working out great plans even when we cannot see them. What might God be doing during our hardest days?

Too often in life, people move on. A protective father dies young. A talented teammate moves away. A close friend gets a new job. Thus, we are left with the fear that life will change in all the wrong ways. But what if there was someone who endured, who lasted from year to year and day to day? What would happen to our fear if we had faith that God endures?

Too often in life, people move on. A protective father dies young. A talented teammate moves away. A close friend gets a new job. Thus, we are left with the fear that life will change in all the wrong ways. But what if there was someone who endured, who lasted from year to year and day to day? What would happen to our fear if we had faith that God endures?

There are few guarantees in life. That bitter, but honest truth is what drives many people to despair, but it doesn’t have to. What each of us need is something satisfying enough to fill up our souls, even if everything else is stripped away. Thankfully, there is One who can do just that.

Caring people are not entirely helpful. While compassion and sympathy go a long away, in the end they cannot solve our problems. What we deeply need is not only someone who cares, but someone who also can.

There are few guarantees in life. That bitter, but honest truth is what drives many people to despair, but it doesn’t have to. What each of us need is something satisfying enough to fill up our souls, even if everything else is stripped away. Thankfully, there is One who can do just that.

According to Jesus, we are afraid of the wrong things. We tend to freak out over medical reports, our financial situation, and what other people think of us. However, Jesus taught that, in the grand scheme of things, such events only effect .0000000001% of our lives. Instead, we should stand in awe of the One who can and has changed our eternity.

What do you do when life feels out of control? When, despite your best efforts, you realize that you cannot control anyone or anything? The answer is found in an often-forgotten story from the end of Jesus’ life, a reminder that the perfect Person is always in control.

What happened 2,000 years ago to change our calendars, our lives, and the history of humanity? What single event could turn a small gathering of friends into a global movement that numbers in the billions today? Only something as powerful as a miracle, as an empty tomb.

Jesus could have chosen comfort. He could have pursued pleasure. Instead he chose the nails, the thorns, the cross. Why would Jesus chose such a humble life?