1. Jesus will lead us through the deep waters onto the dry land of that celestial shore, where he will wipe away every tear from our eyes.
  2. The essence of what it means to be a son or daughter of Abraham, an inheritor of the Abrahamic promise, was irrevocably tethered to faith.
  3. Anderson encourages us to meditate upon the ways that Christ truly is the end of our exploring.
  4. Finding rest in God when the “what ifs”come calling
  5. The joy of which Lewis speaks is a deep yearning of the soul not unlike the nostalgia we feel upon seeing a favorite childhood object once again.
  6. How can he say it? How can he say that Christ is after all the entire meaning of life for him, and that death is no real worry?
  7. God knows that when we face insurmountable odds in our moments of weakness, we are more likely to turn to him in trust and reliance.
  8. We have to “remember” that God remembers us. He has not fallen away. For God to remember us means he is working for our good; a restoration.
  9. Faith sees your neighbor not as a means to an end, not as a way to score points, but as an object of love: Christ's love and yours.
  10. Jesus’s story in Luke 16 draws definitive attention to whom God helps — namely, God always comes close in order to help those who cannot help themselves.
  11. It is of the utmost importance that pastors teach their congregation that through faith in Jesus Christ, they are fortified against the machinations of the adversary.
  12. In that moment of greatest despair, we find the antidote for all our fears. We know we are beloved of God and there is salvation in Christ’s atoning death.