The Common Thread

May 20, 2024

John 10:10b. Proverbs 31 (https://proverbs31.org/read/devotions/full-post/2024/05/20/life-may-have-changed-but-the-best-is-yet-to-come). Life is constantly changing. Thankfully, we have a God who never changes and meant for us to have life and have it abundantly. In Christ, we can have that life. We can remind ourselves, amid the enemy's lies, that God has our best in mind and is always walking with us through all the changes and troubles (2 Corinthians 1:3-4). Trust God’s Truth in all the changes.?

Jeremiah 29:8-14. Our Daily Bread (https://odb.org/2024/05/20/longing-for-the-past). Through all the changes we face, we can end up longing for our past. However, God has a plan right now, in the present, and the future. Focus on what He has for you now, don’t miss seeing that plan by focusing on what is past.

John 6:14. Harvest (https://harvest.org/resources/devotion/on-gods-side/). God wants to use each of us to reach this lost and dying world. He doesn’t want us to simply try to use Him for our own ends because we know what He can do. In every change we face, let’s diligently seek Jesus for His will, not our own.

Do you know Jesus? He is returning soon for those who believe and longs for a relationship with you. Because He came from His throne as King in Heaven to earth to die in your place for your sins so you could have forgiveness and rose again, you have the hope of eternity. He took the sting of death and the grave for you! This is His free gift to you! All you need to do to accept that gift is simply admit you are a sinner in need of Jesus the Savior, believe that He is Lord,? believe He died and rose again for those sins, and call on the name of the Lord, and confess that He is Lord and Savior of your life (Romans 10:8-13). For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 6:23). He alone comforts us in all life’s changes, be ready for His return, and know the hope of spending eternity in Heaven.