1. A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.
  2. In an autobiographical telling, Gretchen Ronnevik shares the fate of two different fathers and the hope she has in Christ.
  3. When the waters of anxiety and depression rise, there is One who understands.
  4. We do not choose our struggles, but there is One who has chosen to always be with us.
  5. Finding rest in God when the “what ifs”come calling
  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. The Lord assures Jeremiah he has not forgotten him. He is there and will rescue him.
  8. Lord, remember us to remind us, that we may know all good things come from you.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. Honest confession brings us into the fatherly care of God where we are always greeted with grace, mercy, peace, love, and forgiveness in Jesus Christ.