Nearly a dozen years ago, I spoke with Southern Baptist missionaries who at that time served in the city of Thessaloniki, Greece – that is, the home of the biblical Thessalonians, one of the first cities the apostle Paul visited on his first missionary journey to the European continent.
Though the impact of our own strivings in this world may quickly vanish, who’s to say what God Himself will achieve for His glory in coming years, decades and centuries through His gift of parenthood? As the Psalmist says, “One generation will declare Your works to the next and will proclaim Your mighty acts” (Psalm 145:4, CSB).
In an editorial earlier this year, I encouraged Pathway readers to pray for the people of Israel – that they would put their faith and hope in the Lord Jesus Christ. We must continue to do so, all the more as this war continues. Also, we should pray for all those who are caught in the crossfires of this conflict.
We’re privileged each day to find true happiness in loving God and praising Him for the blessings, big and small, that He pours out on us. Blessings, in my case this evening, like a small dog named Bear.
In the face of attempts to enshrine the culture of death in Missouri’s Constitution, we are reminded that the fight for life didn’t end with the reversal of Roe v. Wade. We must stand strong in fighting for life.
Our world, as someone has said, is “awash with words.” Words wake us, entertain us, console us, pester us, defend us, teach us, lull us to sleep. Yet, so often, we take words for granted
Christians can face grim spiritual battles each day, with an onslaught of pitfalls and temptations. As such, we must prepare ourselves for battle, girding ourselves with the belt of truth daily.
It’s no wonder that Paul urges Christians to guard themselves against spiritual attack by girding their feet with the “readiness of the gospel of peace” (Ephesians 6:15). Without this gospel of peace, we can’t stand firm in a turbulent and peace-deprived world.
Above all, contentment means finding ultimate joy and satisfaction in Christ Jesus, no matter the circumstances – saying, with the apostle Paul, that we can do all things and endure all things through Christ, who is our life and strength (Phil 1:21, 4:10-13).
God’s Word stands firm despite the rise and fall of kingdoms and empires. And the gospel has been preserved and handed down to us through the many crises, controversies and cataclysms of history. For, as the Book of Revelation makes so clear, Jesus Christ – the Lamb of God and Lion of Judah – is also Lord of history, and He will fulfill His purpose for creation.
