Deuteronomy 4:1-49; Ecclesiastes 5:1-6:12; Luke 7:30-50
Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee. So we are always confident… 2 Corinthians 5:5-6 NKJV
Consumer confidence is an economic indicator measuring the degree of optimism about the economy and our financial situation. Paul’s thoughts rose higher. He wrote about Christian confidence, the optimism we enjoy as we look ahead. Burdened hearts and decaying bodies are temporary. Included in God’s guarantee is a glorified body “at home with the Lord”. Ours is not an ill-founded optimism. —Peter Ramsay
Great things He has taught us, great things He has done,
And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son;
But purer, and higher, and greater will be,
Our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see. —Fanny Crosby