1. We cannot love first. Therefore God comes, takes hold of the heart, and says: "Learn to know me."
  2. God is often hidden in history, even as we make it now, but He is always manifest where He has promised to be.
  3. God is not a preoccupied parent, he’s an invested and interested tender loving Father. He values what perplexes us.
  4. This is the patient love of God. He is stubborn about the salvation of sinners. He will not be rushed even if his name is mocked, and the trustworthiness of his promises are called into question.
  5. This world of unbearable grief and accidental calamity is being renewed and, soon, will be completely bereft of every pernicious foe.
  6. The firestorm of the Reformation which turned Europe upside-down was not Luther’s doing. It was the Word, and the Spirit working through it.
  7. Our hope is God's mercy. It's like a well that never dries up. His mercies were there before he created us. They are present for us today.
  8. Even for idolatrous sellouts like you and me, God’s position has not changed. Even though we may have forgotten him, he never forgets us.
  9. God's power and works are awesome and cannot be stifled. His grace and mercy will be heard above the growls and howls of those who deny Christ Jesus is God and Savior
  10. Love turns out to be not simply a thing or action, but a characteristic of God himself.
  11. The Word of Yahweh is not a trifling thing that can be visited only when it’s convenient. It’s a book of life, for all of life, that imparts life to those who believe in it and the God of it.
  12. “God in general” is of little use to all of us suffering the ravages of sin, the fear of death, and satanic prosecution.