Life’s messy. You can’t argue with that. Show me a single family that hasn’t had its, shall we say, issues. Show me a single person with just one or two grey hairs on their head, who hasn’t been through some real struggles in life. They simply don’t exist.

Life does indeed knock us around. Hopefully, it knocks some of our rough edges off. And I am definitely one for building resilience, for taking responsibility in all of that. Totally!

But there’s a rock on which our resilience can and should be built; a timeless, immovable foundation on which we each can and should be standing. Here it is:

2 Corinthians 1:20-21 The yes to all of God’s promises is in Christ. And that is why we say “Amen” through Christ to the glory of God. And God is the one who makes you and us strong in Christ. God is also the one who chose us for his work.

The promises of God are true. Jesus did come for you. In Christ, all the promises of God are a yes. He did come to save you from your sin. He did rise again to give you a new life. He is ready, willing and able to pour His Spirit out on you to make you strong in Christ. You will spend eternity with Him.

How do you lay hold of those promises? By putting your faith in Jesus; by giving your whole life over to Jesus.  Because the yes to all of God’s promises is in Christ, and that’s why we say “Amen” through Christ to the glory of God.

Friend, give it all to Jesus.

That’s His Word. Fresh … for you … today.